Talk:Canonical

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[edit] Arabic etymology

This article had this sentence, 'the Arabic word "Qanuun" which essentially means "rule", "law", "standard", and has come to mean "generally accepted" or "authoritatively correct." ' This is in error.

The Arabic word qanuun (or قنن ) is itself directly derived from the Greek word canon. It loan word into Arabic. see page 24 here

Nwbeeson 19:49, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Wiktionary

This is a wiktionary entry, relating to the Wikipedia entry Canon. What other reading could be offered? User:Wetman

[edit] standard base is canonical

I disagree on the statement that the standard base of coordinate space would not be canonical. It is, because this is not just a convenient choice, but a canonical choice. It is, btw, preferably called "canonical base" in many other languages ("base canonique" in French, "kanonische (Einheits-)Basis" in German,...). — MFH: Talk 17:34, 27 May 2005 (UTC)

Did you mean standard basis? Michael Hardy 20:24, 27 May 2005 (UTC)