Manifold vs Bifurcation - What's the difference?
manifold | bifurcation |
(now historical) A copy made by the manifold writing process.
(mechanics) A pipe fitting or similar device that connects multiple inputs or outputs.
(US, regional, in the plural) The third stomach of a ruminant animal, an omasum.
* 1830
(mathematics) A topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" Euclidean space and is Hausdorff.
Various in kind or quality, diverse
Many in number, numerous; multiple, multiplied.
Complicated.
Exhibited at diverse times or in various ways.
Many times; repeatedly.
* 1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , I.xii:
To make manifold; multiply.
(printing) To multiply or reproduce impressions of by a single operation.
(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.
In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between manifold and bifurcation
is that manifold is (mathematics) a topological space that looks locally like the "ordinary" euclidean space and is hausdorff while bifurcation is (mathematics) the change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as decribed by bifurcation theory.As nouns the difference between manifold and bifurcation
is that manifold is (now historical) a copy made by the manifold writing process while bifurcation is (biology) a division into two branches.As an adjective manifold
is various in kind or quality, diverse.As an adverb manifold
is many times; repeatedly.As a verb manifold
is to make manifold; multiply.manifold
English
Alternative forms
* (l)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Anson, Somerset Co. Me., accessed 12 June 2007
- My conjecture being right he will find the third stomach, or manifolds , the seat of difficulty.
Derived terms
* manifolder * (l) * (l)Adjective
(en adjective)- The manifold meanings of the simple English word 'set' are infamous among dictionary makers.
- c1384 ... the manyfold grace of God. — I Petre 4:10 (
Wycliffe's Bible
)
- 1611 The manifold wisdom of God. —
Ephesians 3:10]. ([[w:King James Bible]
)
Derived terms
* manifold writingAdverb
(en adverb)- when his daughter deare he does behold, / Her dearely doth imbrace, and kisseth manifold .