canonical
canonical Lexical Profile
canonical Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Accepted as being accurate, authoritative, and part of a recognized standard or body of classic works.
"Her first novel is widely considered a canonical work of twentieth-century modernist literature."
Reduced to the simplest, most fundamental, or standard form of an equation, expression, or data representation (in mathematics and computer science).
"Before comparing the two database records, the software converts every file path into its canonical form."
Relating to, prescribed by, or conforming to religious canon law or the biblical canon.
"The council met to debate which ancient texts should be included among the canonical scriptures."
• Rhymes for canonical
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Late Latin canonicalis, from Latin canonicus ('according to rule'), ultimately from Ancient Greek kanōn ('measuring rod, standard, rule').