bifurcation

/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/

IPA: /B IH0 F ER0 K EY1 SH AH0 N/

noun

1
A division into two branches.
2
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
3
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
4
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
5
A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
6
The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
7
The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
8
A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.

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