====== Splitting ======

(Namespace: [[plural glossary:start]])

^ Type of term | Possible function of a [[system]] |
^ Synonyms or near-synonyms | None |
^ Antonyms or near-antonyms | [[Fusion]], [[integration]] |

Splitting occurs in the moment when a [[singlet]] is divided into [[headmate|headmates]] and becomes a [[system]] (if they were originally a singlet, which not all systems are), or in any subsequent moment when a headmate divides into more than one other headmate.

A system's usual mechanism or outside cause of splitting is called its [[origin]].

[[source|Sourced]] headmates might not experience their formation as being due to "splitting" per se.