bifurcation

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A division into two branches.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Any place where one thing divides into two.
3. (countable, uncountable)The 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.””

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