paracanonical

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adjective

Outside of a canon of literature

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Meanings

adjectiveparacanonical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOutside of a canon of literature
  2. not comparablemathematicsPertaining to a curve in the linear system of a canonical divisor of an irregular surface and any point on that surface.

    The Prym-Green Conjecture predicts that the resolution of a generic n-torsion paracanonical curve of every genus is natural.

    2015, Gavril Farkas, Michael Kemeny, “The Prym-Green Conjecture for torsion bundles of high order”, in arXiv

Origin

From para- + canonical.

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APA

paracanonical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracanonical

MLA

“paracanonical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracanonical. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paracanonical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paracanonical.

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