Bifurcate
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Divide into two branches or forks.
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To tell [Cate] to [buy] some [fur].
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A [bifurcation] is when a small change in something causes a big change in something else.
This word comes from math; specifically it refers to the solution of a [differential equation] taking a big change as the value of a [parameter] crosses a certain number. -
Word used from the [WSJ] in [DWF] emails.
[The division] of issues in a trial for example [the division] of a page into two parts.
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