 ##  [Bifurcation](/bifurcation) 

  ##  [Bifurcation](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/bifurcation-0) 

  
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**Natural &amp; Formal Sciences Dictionary**

 
Definition

A qualitative change in the set of invariant solutions (equilibria, periodic orbits, or attractors) of a parametrized dynamical system that occurs when a parameter passes through a critical value.