It was in the Agora of Athens that the great philosopher Socrates questioned the market-goers on their understanding of the meaning of life, attracting a crowd of Athenian youth who enjoyed seeing the more pretentious of their elders made fools of.
Branching definition, a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant. See more.
Diagram A: Parallel. There is a branching location in the circuit that allows for more than one pathway by which charge can flow through the external circuit. Diagram B: Series. There is no branching in the circuit - that is, no location where one wire leads into a point and branches off into two or more wires at that particular point.