Bifurcation

Bifurcation (from the Latin bi " two times " and furca " fork ") stands for:

• Bifurcation (mathematics), a term from the non-linear dynamics for a change of state
• Flussbifurkation, a bifurcation of a body of water, which then flows into different river systems

Bifurcation is in the anatomy for:

• The branching of blood vessels, see bloodstream
• The tracheal bifurcation, the bifurcation of the trachea into the two main bronchi
• Bifurcation (dentistry), in dentistry, the bifurcation zweiwurzliger mandibular posterior teeth
• Bifurcation (body modification), in the field of body modification, cleavage of the penis from both sides

See also:

• Bifurcation diagram
• Bifurcation of nature (English bifurcation of nature ), introduced by the British philosopher Alfred North Whitehead term

• Disambiguation