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Bifurcation vs Furcation - What's the difference?

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Furcation is a related term of bifurcation.



As nouns the difference between bifurcation and furcation

is that bifurcation is a division into two branches while furcation is the act or process of furcating; a forking or branching out.

bifurcation

English

(wikipedia bifurcation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A division into two branches.
  • (by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
  • The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
  • Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
  • (geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
  • (nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
  • (mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as decribed by bifurcation theory.
  • (computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.

    • Synonyms

    * (division into two branches) branched, branching, forked, forking

    Related terms

    * bifurcate * trifurcation * quadfurcation

    Derived terms

    * bifurcation theory

    furcation

    English

    Noun

  • The act or process of furcating]]; a forking or [[branch out, branching out.

    • Related terms

    * bifurcation