Adjective. precanonical (not comparable) Prior to the development of a religious canon. quotations ▼ (mathematics) In raw form, before conversion to a canonical form.

What does Canonical mean in it?

In programming, canonical means "according to the rules." And non-canonical means "not according to the rules." In the early Christian church, the "canon" was the officially chosen text.

What is canonical or canonic?

1 : canonical. 2 : of or relating to musical canon.