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canonic

canonic

9.2
In the simplest, most useful form for study or use
  • adjective
  • /kəˈnɒnɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : canónico
  • The artist's painting is a canonic portrayal of beauty, capturing the essence of the subject with minimal detail.

Examples

  • For this analysis, we will use the canonic version of the model to ensure clarity and focus on the essential factors.

  • I mean, this is this is the canonic example of one of those axioms what distributive good.

  • It's because if you look, he's got these three canonic lines, the three staves up above, all in the same register.

  • Techniques of polyphonic singing include canonic imitation, drone, and counterpoint.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Members of these groups frequently use polyphonic techniques such as canonic imitation, antiphonal singing, melodic ostinato, or drone to accompany many sociocultural events.

    Academic text (2015)

  • Polyphonic singing, on the other hand, is commonly found among peoples in the mountainous southwestern area in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi (see Figure 1). Canonic imitation

    Academic text (2015)

  • In mathematics, the equation represents a canonic form that simplifies complex expressions into their most basic components.

Synonyms

canonical
vscanonic
  • Specialized
2 8.2

In a simple standard form used in math or science

applies outside academic or scientific contexts as a general simplified form

Antonyms

complicated
876 5.4

Difficult to understand or deal with because it has many connected parts

complex
648 5.6

Not simple because it has many connected parts

How Standard

canonic
  • Specialized
9.2
canonical
  • Specialized
2 8.2

Surface Forms

canonic positive
canonicer comparative
canonicest superlative

Morphology

canonic = canon (semi-transparent) = canon + ic

The adjective is formed from 'canon', but the technical meaning 'in simplest/standard form' (mathematical/computational sense) is specialized and may not be obvious to general learners.

Etymology

Canonic comes from the Greek kanon meaning 'rule' or 'standard', and so it grew to mean the usual, simplest form of something. That's why in math or linguistics a canonic form is the standard or simplest version that follows the rule.