Difference between Branching and Ramification

What is the difference between Branching and Ramification?

Branching as a noun is a process of forming a branch. while Ramification as a noun is a branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.

Branching

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A process of forming a branch.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

Ramification

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A branching-out, the act or result of developing branches; specifically the divergence of the stem and limbs of a plant into smaller ones, or of similar developments in blood vessels, anatomical structures etc.An offshoot of a decision, fact etc.; a consequence or implication, especially one which complicates a situation.An arrangement of branches.

We hope you now know whether to use Branching or Ramification in your sentence.

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