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BRANCH POINT [3 records]

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Record 1 2012-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Programs and Programming
DEF

A point in a computer program at which branching occurs, in particular address or label of an instruction. [Definition standardized by ISO; officially approved by GESC.]

OBS

branchpoint: term standardized by ISO; officially approved by the Government EDP (Electronic Data Processing) Standards Committee (GESC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
DEF

Point d'un programme, notamment adresse ou label d'une instruction, où est effectué un branchement. [Définition normalisée par l’ISO; uniformisée par le CNGI.]

OBS

point de branchement : terme normalisé par l’ISO; uniformisé par le Comité des normes gouvernementales en informatique (CNGI).

OBS

bifurcation : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
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Record 2 2003-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
Key term(s)
  • branch point
  • junction point

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
Key term(s)
  • point de branchement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transmisión (Telecomunicaciones)
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Record 3 1995-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

Point at which two or more solutions to an equation emerge (e.g. turning point transcritical point, pitchfork).

CONT

Hahn (1956) comments that "A point on a curve is called a branch point if the boundary of any arbitrarily small neighborhood has more than two points in common with the curve".

CONT

An exact analysis of the bifurcation points in the Verhulst process reveals a law of basic importance for nonlinear phenomena. This concerns the lengths of the parameter intervals in which a particular period is stable. The intervals are shortened at each period doubling by a factor which approaches a universal value as the period increases. This number is now called the "Feigenbaum number".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
  • Infographie
DEF

Point de l'espace d'où émergent les branches d'une bifurcation.

OBS

Le terme "point de bifurcation" est d'usage courant en mathématiques et en physique tandis que "point de branchement" est surtout utilisé en chimie des polymères.

PHR

Le point de bifurcation apparaît, caractérise, compose, décrit une trajectoire, disparaît, divise une ligne, naît.

PHR

ensemble de points de bifurcation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
  • Gráficos de computadora
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