bifurcation

名词 n.
/ˌbaɪfəˈkeɪʃən/    /ˌbaɪfɚˈkeɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A division into two branches. countable,uncountable
  2. Any place where one thing divides into two. broadly,countable,uncountable
  3. The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two. countable,uncountable
    — “Get away from me, freak.” “Actually, my designation is Logic-y. I take issue with the pejorative when I am simply a product of your self-inflicted bifurcation.”
  4. Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division. countable,uncountable
  5. A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet. countable,uncountable
  6. The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward. countable,uncountable
  7. The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory. countable,uncountable
  8. A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition. countable,uncountable

词形变化

bifurcations plural

词源

Etymology tree
English bifurcate
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin -ātiōlbor.
Old French -ationbor.
Middle English -acioun
English -ation
English -ion
English bifurcation
From bifurcate + -ion.
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