epistemic logic
"Epistemic logic" examines the formal principles governing knowledge and belief, with applications in multiple disciplines like philosophy and artificial intelligence.
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Definition
C2Philosophy
(academic, technical)A branch of logic that studies the formal properties of knowledge and belief.
Example
- Epistemic logic helps philosophers analyze the nature of knowledge and belief.
C2Computer Science
(technical, academic)A logical framework used to model and reason about the knowledge and beliefs of agents in systems.
Example
- In artificial intelligence, epistemic logic is used to simulate the reasoning of intelligent agents.
C2Linguistics
(technical, academic)A system for analyzing how knowledge and belief are expressed and inferred in language.
Example
- Linguists use epistemic logic to study how speakers convey and interpret knowledge.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "epistemic logic":
deontic logicepistemic circularityformal logicepistemic crisisquantum logicparaconsistent logic