different between trifurcation vs quadfurcation

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

trifurcation (countable and uncountable, plural trifurcations)

1. A division into three branches.

Synonyms

• (division into three branches): branch, branching, fork, forking

Related terms

• bifurcation
• trifurcate

English

Etymology

quad- +? furcation

Noun

quadfurcation (usually uncountable, plural quadfurcations)

1. A forking or division into four branches.

Quotations

• 1988, Raymond J. Lasek and Mark M. Black (editors), Intrinsic Determinants of Neuronal Form and Function, Liss, ?ISBN, illustrated, page 86:

  The path length in comparison to the vector length defines a length-tortuosity parameter. Trifurcations and quadfurcations can be expressed as segments without length.

• 1999, Neil M. Denari, Gyroscopic Horizons, Princeton Architectural Press, ?ISBN, illustrated, page 12:

  Is it possible that architecture can mutate into equal parts GPS, abstract machine, event horizon, and vague placeform, a kind of quadfurcation of the purpose of building?

• 2008, Jos van der Sloten et al. (editors), 4th European Conference of the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering, Springer, ?ISBN, volume 2, page 769:

  As a consequence, points are classified as loose, end- or midpoints, or as bi-, tri- or quadfurcations, depending on the number of direct neighbor points.

Related terms

• bifurcation
• trifurcation
• quadfurcated