bifurcation vs conjunction

bifurcation

noun
  • Any place where one thing divides into two. 

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

  • The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward. 

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

  • A division into two branches. 

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

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

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

conjunction

noun
  • A place where multiple things meet 

  • A word used to join other words or phrases together into sentences. The specific conjunction used shows how the two joined parts are related. 

  • The act of joining, or condition of being joined. 

  • Cooccurrence; coincidence. 

  • The alignment of two bodies in the solar system such that they have the same longitude when seen from Earth. 

  • An aspect in which planets are in close proximity to one another. 

  • The proposition resulting from the combination of two or more propositions using the ∧ ( and ) operator. 

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