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

  1. Basic form as a noun:

    The uninflected form of a word used as a dictionary entry.

  1. Canonical form as a noun (mathematics, computing):

    A standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity.

  2. 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.

  3. Canonical form as a noun (linguistics, rare):

    Lemma, or dictionary form; a basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry.