The difference between Canonical form and Citation form

When used as nouns, canonical form means a standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity, whereas citation form means the basic form of a word used as a dictionary headword.


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  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.

  1. Citation form as a noun:

    The basic form of a word used as a dictionary headword.

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