branching

British  

/ ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ /

noun

1. physics the occurrence of several decay paths ( branches ) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides

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Example Sentences

This extra effort prevents reactions from branching into all other physically possible alternatives.

From Science Daily

That is because Paradoxophidion appears to be an early branching member of the caenophidians, the group that includes most snake species alive today.

From Science Daily

Properly deciphering the branching pathways of evolution could unlock the history of every component of natural biology.

From The Wall Street Journal

Each species on Earth can trace its roots back to the same cluster of ancestral organisms and occupies a distinct position on a single, complex, prolifically branching, unfathomably extensive and largely invisible tree of life.

From The Wall Street Journal

The branching narratives, full of side quests and incidental characters, offer plenty of material to draw from, but deciding what to bring to the screen is a mammoth task.

From BBC

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