Definition of "bifurcation"

(biology) A division into two branches.

(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.  examples

The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.  examples

Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.  examples

(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.  examples

(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.  examples

(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.  examples

(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.  examples