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canonical form [kə′nän·ə·kəl ‚fȯrm]
(control systems)
A specific type of dynamical system representation in which the associated matrices possess specific row-column structures.
(organic chemistry)
A resonance structure for a cyclic compound in which the bonds do not intersect.
(science and technology)
A particularly clean and simple representation which usually follows or satisfies a general rule.


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The previous form of an object can thus be a poor guide to its contemporary manifestation, especially when one considers that the canonical form may itself be the subject of problematic interpretation.
Especially since those books have been accepted as part of the final and canonical form of Christian scripture by the greatest number of believers, for the longest period of time, his decision seemed inconsistent with his Stated emphasis on the role of the community in recognizing which books should be read as scripture (cf.
This popular commentary on the second book of the Bible is based on the final, canonical form of the text.
 
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