canonical

/kə.ˈnɒn.ɪ.kl̩/

noun

  1. 1

    The formal robes of a priest.

  2. 2

    A URL presented in canonical form.

adjective

  1. 1

    Present in a canon, religious or otherwise.

  2. 2

    According to recognised or orthodox rules.

    “The men played golf in the most canonical way, with no local rules.”
  3. 3

    Stated or used in the most basic and straightforwardly applicable manner.

    “the reduction of a linear substitution to its canonical form”
  4. 4

    Prototypical.

  5. 5

    In conformity with canon law.

  6. 6

    In the form of a canon.

  7. 7

    Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter

  8. 8

    In canonical form.

  9. 9

    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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