Bifurcation

n. division into two parts

Bifurcation refers to the main body of one item splitting into two parts.Bifurcation may also refer to:Bifurcation (law), the division of issues in a trialBifurcation (accounting),to divide into separate parts or accountsBifurcation theory, the study of bifurcation in dynamical systemsRiver bifurcation, the forking of a river into distributariesTongue bifurcation, a type of body modificationA bifurcation is a logical fallacy of false dilemma.Bifurcation in clothing: trousers and pants are bifurcated clothing while skirt and dress are unbifurcated clothing.Flow separation, for example modeled by squeeze mapping.
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Bifurcation /bi·fur·ca·tion/ 1. a division into two branches. 2. the point at which division into two branches occurs. bi·fur·ca·tion n. [more]Bifurcation - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
(hypernym) branch, fork, leg, ramification
(derivation) bifurcate
2. the place where something divides into two branches
(hypernym) furcation, forking
(derivation) bifurcate
3. the act of splitting into two branches
(hypernym) branching, ramification, fork, forking
(derivation) bifurcate

n. bifurcation