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Bifurkation — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bifurcation noun The splitting of something into two branches or parts, or the point at which that split happens.

Senses

Bifurkation is used for these senses in English:

  • bifurcation (biology) A division into two branches.
  • bifurcation (mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.

bifurcation — full definition

  1. noun The splitting of something into two branches or parts, or the point at which that split happens.
  2. noun In law, the division of a trial or dispute into separate stages that are heard one after the other.
  3. noun In mathematics and physics, a sudden qualitative change in the behaviour of a system as one of its parameters passes a critical value.

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