canonical
/kə.ˈnɒn.ɪ.kl̩/
noun
Meaning
The formal robes of a priest.
A URL presented in canonical form.
adjective
Meaning
Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.
According to recognised or orthodox rules.
"The men played golf in the most canonical way, with no local rules."
Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.
"the reduction of a linear substitution to its canonical form"
Prototypical.
In conformity with canon law.
In the form of a canon.
Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter
In canonical form.
Distinguished among entities of its kind, so that it can be picked out in a way that does not depend on any arbitrary choices.
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