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branching vs bifurcation

bifurcation vs branching

branching and bifurcation both are nouns.

branching is an adjective but bifurcation is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
branching Yes Yes No No
bifurcation Yes No No No
As nouns, bifurcation is a hyponym of branching; that is, bifurcation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than branching:
  • branching: the act of branching out or dividing into branches
  • bifurcation: the act of splitting into two branches
Other hyponyms of branching include trifurcation, divarication, fibrillation.
branching (noun) bifurcation (noun)
the act of branching out or dividing into branches the act of splitting into two branches
the place where something divides into two branches
a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)
branching (adjective) bifurcation (adjective)
having branches
resembling the branches of a tree
Difference between branching and bifurcation

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