bifurcation

noun8

1. •
   A division into two branches.
2. •
   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.” — 2023
3. •
   Any place where one thing divides into two.
4. •
   A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
5. •
   The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
6. •
   The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
7. •
   Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
8. •
   A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.