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Bifurcation vs Multiplication - What's the difference?

bifurcation | multiplication |

As nouns the difference between bifurcation and multiplication

is that bifurcation is a division into two branches while multiplication is the process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.

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

    multiplication

    English

    (wikipedia multiplication)

    Noun

  • (uncountable, mathematics) The process of computing the sum of a number with itself a specified number of times, or any other analogous binary operation that combines other mathematical objects.
  • (countable) A calculation involving multiplication.
    • The teacher set us ten multiplications as homework.

    Derived terms

    * cross-multiplication * multiplication sign * multiplication table * scalar multiplication

    Related terms

    * multi- * multiplicand * multiplicative * multiplicity * multiply

    See also

    * addition, summation: (augend) + (addend) = (summand) × (summand) = (sum, total) * subtraction: (minuend) ? (subtrahend) = (difference) * multiplication: (multiplier) × (multiplicand) = (factor) × (factor) = (product) * division: (dividend) ÷ (divisor) = (quotient), remainder left over if divisor does not divide dividend English words suffixed with -tion ----