Dictionary

canonical form en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity or a text string, etc.
   • A canonical form is an element of a set of representatives of equivalence classes of forms such that there is a function or procedure which projects every element of each equivalence class onto that one element, the canonical form of that equivalence class. The canonical form is expected to be simpler than the rest of the forms in some way. For example, for cubic polynomials acted upon by the group of translations along the abscissa, the canonical forms are cubic polynomials without a quadratic term.
2. (countable, physical, uncountable) Any of a set of representations of the resonance structure of a molecule each of which contributes to the real structure; a contributing structure.
3. (countable, rare, uncountable) Synonym of dictionary form.

Forms

Relateds

lemma · headword

Synonyms

dictionary form · normal form · standard form · dictionary form · citation form · basic form

Translations (13)

pl postać kanoniczna (chemistry: any of a set of representations of the resonance structure of a molecule) · de Normalform (standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity) · pl hasło (linguistics: dictionary form) · pt forma canônica (standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity) · pl lemma (linguistics: dictionary form) · pl lemmat (linguistics: dictionary form) · ru канони́ческая фо́рма (standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity) · fi normaalimuoto (standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity) · pl postać kanoniczna (standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity) · cs kanonický tvar (standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity) · fi kanoninen muoto (standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity) · fr forme canonique (standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity) · pl forma słownikowa (linguistics: dictionary form)