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1Branch — ist der Name folgender Personen: Ben Branch (1924–1987), US amerikanischer Unternehmer, Tenor Saxophonist und Bandleader Billy Branch (* 1951), US amerikanischer Mundharmonika Spieler Cliff Branch (* 1948), US amerikanischer Footballspieler Craig …
2Branch — Branch, n.; pl. {Branches}. [OE. braunche, F. branche, fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor. brank branch, bough.] 1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or …
3Branch — Branch, a. Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store. [1913 Webster] …
4Branch — Branch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Branched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Branching}.] 1. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches; to ramify. [1913 Webster] 2. To divide into separate parts or subdivision. [1913 Webster] {To branch off}, to form …
5Branch — Branch, v. t. 1. To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division in. [1913 Webster] 2. To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers, or twigs. [1913 Webster] The train whereof loose far behind her strayed, Branched with gold… …
6Branch — A branch (American English IPAEng|ˈbræntʃ, British English IPAEng|ˈbrɑːntʃ) or tree branch (sometimes referred to in botany as a ramus) is a woody structural member connected to but not part of the central trunk of a tree (or sometimes a shrub).… …
7Branch —  Pour l’article homophone, voir Branche. Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Branch peut désigner : Sommaire …
8branch — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French branche, from Late Latin branca paw Date: 14th century 1. a natural subdivision of a plant stem; especially a secondary shoot or stem (as a bough) arising from a main… …
9branch — 1. A subdivision of any organization. 2. A geographically separate unit of an activity which performs all or part of the primary functions of the parent activity on a smaller scale. Unlike an annex, a branch is not merely an overflow addition. 3 …
10Branch and Cut — bzw. Verzweigung und Schnitt bezeichnet in der kombinatorischen Optimierung, einem Teilgebiet der diskreten Mathematik, ein Verfahren zur Lösung ganzzahliger linearer Optimierungsprobleme. Das Verfahren besteht aus der Kombination von… …
