The difference between Canonical form and Dictionary form
When used as nouns, canonical form means a standard or normal presentation of a mathematical entity, whereas dictionary form means the basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb).
check bellow for the other definitions of Canonical form and Dictionary form
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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.
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Dictionary form as a noun:
the basic form of a word used as a dictionary entry (of any part of speech, but especially of a verb)
Examples:
"The dictionary form of the verb is the infinitive in English, the first-person singular present indicative in Ancient Greek, and the third-person masculine singular perfect in Semitic languages."