The difference between Basic form and Canonical form
When used as nouns, basic form means the uninflected form of a word used as a dictionary entry, whereas canonical form means a standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity.
check bellow for the other definitions of Basic form and Canonical form
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Basic form as a noun:
The uninflected form of a word used as a dictionary entry.
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Canonical form as a noun (mathematics, computing):
A standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity.
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Canonical form as a noun (chemistry):
Any of a set of representations of the resonance structure of a molecule each of which contributes to the real structure; a contributing structure.
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Canonical form as a noun (linguistics, rare):
Lemma, or dictionary form; a basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry.