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canonical form

standard (often unique) way of presenting an object as a mathematical expression
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Summary

canonical form ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,374 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: mathematical concept[2]
  • Has cause: canonicalization[3], mathematical form[4]
  • Has characteristic: canonicity[5]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[6]

Why It Matters

canonical form has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). canonical form. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/canonical-form
MLA “canonical form.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/canonical-form.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_canonical-form_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{canonical form}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/canonical-form}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): canonical form — https://4ort.xyz/entity/canonical-form (retrieved 2026-10-17)

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Has characteristic → canonicity
    Subclass of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cs', 'cv', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'hu', 'id', 'it', 'ko', 'nn', 'pl', '
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Isocat id: 6002, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/7331005|canonical form (#7331005)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/125|ISOCAT]] #mix'n'match"
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