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Noun
/ˌbīfərˈkāSHən/,
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bifurcations, plural;
  1. The division of something into two branches or parts
    • - the bifurcation of the profession into social do-gooders and self-serving iconoclasts
  2. A thing divided in this way or either of the branches
    • - the bifurcation of the aorta is a site commonly affected first
  1. (bifurcation) a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
  2. (bifurcation) the place where something divides into two branches
  3. (Bifurcation (dynamical systems)) Bifurcation theory is the mathematical study of changes in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family, such as the integral curves of a family of vector fields, and the solutions of a family of differential equations. ...
  4. (Bifurcation (law)) In law, bifurcation is a judge's ability to divide a trial into two parts so as to render a judgment on a set of legal issues without looking at all aspects. Frequently, civil cases are bifurcated into separate liability and damages proceedings. ...
  5. (Bifurcation (river)) A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. They are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributary is a tributary. ...
  6. (Bifurcation) A node in a tree that connects exactly three branches. If the tree is directed (rooted), then one of the branches represents an ancestral lineage and the other two branches represent descendent lineages. Synonym: dichotomy.
  7. (Bifurcation) To separate legal issues for a court decision.
  8. (Bifurcation (Trifurcation)) Juncture of two (three) roots in posterior teeth.
  9. (BIFURCATION) Location where a RIVER separates in two or more reaches or branches (the opposite of a CONFLUENCE).
  10. (BIFURCATION) Splitting a trial into two parts: a liability phase and a penalty phase. In some cases, a new jury may be empaneled to deliberate for the penalty phase.
  11. (Bifurcation) In extispicy TT , the branching of a part of the exta TT  into two or more pieces.
  12. (Bifurcation) Term used in chaos theory for a sensitive decision point of a complex system. At a bifurcation, a choice is made between two possible outcomes.
  13. (Bifurcation) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward; also, the place where two tributaries meet.
  14. (Bifurcation) The splitting or branching of possible states that a system can assume due to changing parameters.
  15. (Bifurcation) Usually means to dissolve the marriage before the property issues are resolved.
  16. (Bifurcation) to divide into two parts or categories; i.e. Bifurcation separates the termination of the marriage from the distribution of property so that the marriage and each party's personal life are not restricted or disadvantaged
  17. (bifurcation) A fallacy that occurs when one presumes that a distinction is exclusive and exhaustive, but other alternatives exist. (ch 17) (624)
  18. (bifurcation) refers to a point base that is split
  19. are the point at which one ridge divides into two