bifurcation

plural bifurcations

1. countableuncountablebiologyA division into two branches.

   Synonyms: branched, branching, forked, forking

2. broadlycountableuncountableAny place where one thing divides into two.
3. countableuncountableThe act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.

   “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.”

   2023 October 12, Edgar Momplaisir, “A Few Badgeys More” (15:59 from the start), in Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 4, episode 7, spoken by Logic-y (Jack McBrayer)

4. countableuncountableEither of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
5. countableuncountablegeographyA place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
6. countableuncountablenauticalThe point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
7. countableuncountablemathematicsThe change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
8. countableuncountablecomputerA command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.