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bifurcation

/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/

/ˌbaɪfərˈkeɪʃən/

bifurcationnoun

bifurcations

/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/

/ˌbaɪfərˈkeɪʃən/

Translations

The road ahead has a bifurcation leading to two different towns.

Дорога впереди имеет развилку, ведущую в два разных города.

The bifurcation of the river created two separate streams.

Разветвление реки создало два отдельных потока.

Additional translations

Definitions

The division of something into two branches or parts.

The bifurcation of the river created two separate streams that flowed in different directions.

A point at which something divides into two parts.

The bifurcation in the road forced drivers to choose between the highway and the scenic route.

In mathematics and dynamical-systems theory, a qualitative change in the behavior or structure of a system that occurs as a parameter is varied.

At the critical parameter value, the model exhibits a bifurcation leading to periodic oscillations.

Synonyms

bifurcationadjective

/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/

/ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g., 'bifurcation theory').

Definitions

Attributive, used before another noun to indicate relation to or involving a bifurcation.

Experts in bifurcation theory study how systems change behaviour when a parameter is varied.