canonic

• ⇰ Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to, a canon or canons.
• ⇰ Appearing in a Biblical canon; <as>as, a <ex>canonical</ex> book of the Christian New Testament</as>.
• ⇰ Accepted as authoritative; recognized.
• ⇰ In its standard form, usually also the simplest form; -- of an equation or coordinate.
• ⇰ Reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; <as>as, a <ex>canonical</ex> syllable pattern</as>. Opposite of <ant>nonstandard</ant>.
• ⇰ Pertaining to or resembling a musical canon.