bifurcation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
  2. noun the place where something divides into two branches
  3. noun the act of splitting into two branches

Etymology

From bifurcate + -ion.

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