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