description logics

Description logics (DL) are a family of formal knowledge representation languages that allow for the modeling of structured information about the world. They enable the organization of concepts and relationships, making it possible to define classes (like animals or vehicles), their properties, and how they relate to each other. Used in artificial intelligence and semantic web technologies, DL provides a rigorous way to infer new information from existing data, supporting reasoning tasks like classification and query answering, helping machines understand and work with complex information in a meaningful way.