A splitting or division into two separate branches or parts.
From Latin 'bifurcus' (two-forked), combining 'bi-' (two) and 'furca' (fork). The word entered English in the 16th century to describe both physical splitting and abstract divisions.
Bifurcation is everywhere in nature and life—from how rivers split, to how species evolve into different types, to how your decisions at key moments split your future into different paths. It's why a fork in the road is so important symbolically!
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