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- Dictionarybi·fur·ca·tion/ˌbīfərˈkāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the division of something into two branches or parts: "the bifurcation of the profession into social do-gooders and self-serving iconoclasts"
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The meaning of BIFURCATION is the point or area at which something divides into two branches or parts : the point at which bifurcating occurs. How to use bifurcation in a sentence.
BIFURCATION definition: 1. the fact that something is divided into two parts or the act of dividing something into two…. Learn more.
Bifurcation is a word that sounds fancy but has a very simple meaning: splitting or cutting in two. If a stream divides into two smaller streams, that's a bifurcation. If you split a company into two divisions, that's a bifurcation too.
BIFURCATION meaning: 1. the fact that something is divided into two parts or the act of dividing something into two…. Learn more.
To separate into two parts or branches; fork. adj. (-kāt′, -kĭt) Forked or divided into two parts or branches, as the Y-shaped styles of certain flowers. [Medieval Latin bifurcāre, bifurcāt-, to divide, from Latin bifurcus, two-pronged : bi-, two; see bi-1 + furca, fork.] bi′fur·cate′ly adv.
verb. bi· fur· cate ˈbī- (ˌ)fər-ˌkāt bī-ˈfər- bifurcated; bifurcating. Synonyms of bifurcate. transitive verb. : to cause to divide into two branches or parts. bifurcate a beam of light. intransitive verb. : to divide into two branches or parts. The stream bifurcates into two narrow channels. bifurcate. (ˌ)bī-ˈfər-kət -ˌkāt ˈbī- (ˌ)fər-ˌkāt.
Definition of bifurcation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Noun. Singular: bifurcation. Plural: bifurcations. Origin of Bifurcation. From bifurcate + -ion. From Wiktionary. Bifurcation Sentence Examples. It is also described as a bifurcation of two twigs, mental and bodily creation out of a common root.
BIFURCATION definition: the act or fact of bifurcating | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
In mathematics, bifurcation refers to a change in the behavior of a system as its parameters change, resulting in the emergence of multiple solutions or outcomes. In biology, bifurcation can occur in the branching of blood vessels, nerves, or other structures.
