branching

/ 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

Example Sentences

Deep Sea Vision is now branching out from its original mission, working with “foreign governments, international organizations and corporations” interested in its underwater technology.

From Los Angeles Times

Between stints in and out of the band, he has continued making music, branching into West End and Broadway musicals including Chicago, Chess and The Witches of Eastwick.

From BBC

Despite this, Min has campaigned as a moderate Democrat on public safety issues, branching off from his Democratic colleagues in Sacramento by supporting Proposition 36.

From Los Angeles Times

It is also branching out into video, with Stable Video Diffusion, which works in the same way.

From BBC

This division of the constantly branching evolutionary tree gave rise to the ancestors of today’s crocodiles and alligators in one group, and to the ancestors of bird-like dinosaurs and today’s birds in the other.

From Salon

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