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ramification
n.
consequence, outcome of another event; branch, bough; act of branching out
Ramification
Ramification may refer to:
- Ramification (mathematics), a geometric term used for 'branching out', in the way that the square root function, for complex numbers, can be seen to have two branches differing in sign.
- Ramification (botany), the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones
- Ramification group, filtration of the Galois group of a local field extension
- Ramification theory of valuations, studies the set of extensions of a valuation v of a field K to an extension L of K
- Ramification problem, in philosophy and artificial intelligence, concerned with the indirect consequences of an action.
- Type theory, Ramified Theory of Types by mathematician Bertrand Russell
ramification
Noun
1. the act of branching out or dividing into branches
(synonym) branching, fork, forking
(hypernym) division
(hyponym) bifurcation
(derivation) ramify, branch
2. a part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork"
(synonym) branch, fork, leg
(hypernym) subfigure
(hyponym) bifurcation
(part-holonym) furcation, forking
(derivation) ramify, branch
3. a development that complicates a situation; "the court's decision had many unforeseen ramifications"
(synonym) complication
(hypernym) development
(derivation) complexify, ramify
4. an arrangement of branching parts
(hypernym) placement, arrangement
(derivation) ramify, branch
ramification
nf.
ramification, corrugation; branch, offshoot
Ramification
(n.)
The production of branchlike figures.
(n.)
The process of branching, or the development of branches or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their arrangement.
(n.)
A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or nerve.
(n.)
A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads, or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as, the ramifications of a subject or scheme.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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