Definition of Bifurcation

1. Noun. A bifurcating branch (one or both of them).

Generic synonyms: Branch, Leg, Ramification
Derivative terms: Bifurcate, Bifurcate

2. Noun. The place where something divides into two branches.
Generic synonyms: Forking, Furcation
Derivative terms: Bifurcate

3. Noun. The act of splitting into two branches.
Generic synonyms: Branching, Fork, Forking, Ramification
Derivative terms: Bifurcate, Bifurcate

Definition of Bifurcation

1. n. A forking, or division into two branches.

Definition of Bifurcation

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Medical Definition of Bifurcation

1. Split into two parts. A change in the stability or in the types of solutions which occurs as a parameter is varied in a dissipative dynamic system. The change can be seen as a bifurcation point in a graph of the parameter being varied vs. One of the properties of the solutions. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bifurcation

biforked
biform
biformed
bifoveal fixation
bifunctional
bifunctional
bifurcate
bifurcate
bifurcated
bifurcated ligament
bifurcates
bifurcate ligament
bifurcating
bifurcatio
bifurcation (current term)
bifurcation (current term)
bifurcations
bifurcation lymph nodes
bifurcation of aorta
bifurcation of pulmonary trunk
bifurcation of trachea
bifurcatio aortae
bifurcatio tracheae
bifurcatio trunci pulmonalis
big
big
big(a)
big(p)
big-bang theory
big-bellied

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