canonical form (English, noun)
expansion: canonical form (countable and uncountable, plural canonical forms)
Senses:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity or a text string, etc.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: Any of a set of representations of the resonance structure of a molecule each of which contributes to the real structure; a contributing structure.
tags: countable
physical
uncountable
topics: human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: Synonym of dictionary form.
tags: countable
rare
uncountable
Forms:
form: canonical forms
tags: plural