bifurcation ratio
(hydrology) The ratio of number of stream segments of one order to the number of the next higher order.
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(hydrology) The ratio of number of stream segments of one order to the number of the next higher order.
In a drainage basin, the ratio of the number of streams of a given order to the number of streams of the next, higher order. The ratio varies with the different classifications of stream orders.

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