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bifurcation

UK
/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌbaɪfərˈkeɪʃən/

Translations

bifurcationnoun
bifurcations
pl
UK
/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌbaɪfərˈkeɪʃən/
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
разветвлённость
раздвоение
Synonyms
fork
separation
divergence
split
branching
division
bifurcationadjective
UK
/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/
US
/ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/
Used attributively before another noun (e.g., 'bifurcation theory').

Definitions

bifurcationnoun
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.
bifurcationadjective
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.
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