branching point
- forkTined eating tool
- junctionPoint where things meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- splitSeparation into parts
node · turning point · decision · bifurcation · threshold · pivot · tributary · limb · twig · dendrite · watershed · choice · path · roots · artery · vein · branch · offshoot
structural divergence vs. convergence
branching pointconvergence point
Where separate paths unite
confluence · meeting point · dead end · terminal point · endpoint
multiplicity vs. singularity of outcome
branching pointpoint of no return
Threshold beyond which reversal impossible
bottleneck · dead end · convergence · chokepoint · terminal point