bifurcations

noun

1. 1

   A division into two branches.

2. 2

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

3. 3

   The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.

4. 4

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

5. 5

   A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.

6. 6

   The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.

7. 7

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

8. 8

   A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.