Canonical
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Canonical is the adjective for canon, literally a 'rule', and has come to mean also 'standard', 'typical', or 'unique distinguished exemplar'.
See the article canon for most uses of 'canonical' in law, canon law, religion, literature, etc.
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[edit] Mathematics
- In mathematics, a canonical form is a natural unique representation of an object, or a preferred notation for some object.
- In set theory, a canonical representative is a standard member of each element of a set partition.
[edit] Physics
- In theoretical physics, a canonical variable is a conjugate variable
- In statistical mechanics, the grand canonical ensemble, canonical ensemble, and the microcanonical ensemble are probability distributions for the microscopic state of a thermal system
- Canonical theory is a unified molecular theory of physics, chemistry, and biology
[edit] Computer science
- In enterprise application integration, the Canonical Model is a design pattern used to communicate between different data formats.
- In computer networking, a canonical name record (CNAME record) is a type of Domain Name System record.
- In computer networking, a canonical number is a former name for a MAC address
[edit] Business
- Canonical, Ltd. is a software company
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[edit] See also
- Canonicalization puts an object in canonical form.
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