Does AEO_DEFINITION_LIST affect my score?

No. It is a detection rule: it runs, appears in your report and never penalises you. "Definitions use description lists" is information about the page rather than a defect - most pages are not expected to satisfy it.

What does EMERGING confidence mean?

Plausible and actively discussed, not yet well evidenced. Confidence is a declared tier rather than a per-rule number, so every rule backed by the same class of evidence carries the same weight - which is what makes the score reproducible instead of hand-tuned.

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Definitions use description lists

AEO_DEFINITION_LIST

A <dl> pairs a term with its definition unambiguously; the same content in prose has to be inferred.

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How this rule is weighted

Importance: 2 / 10; How much this matters relative to other rules.
Confidence: EMERGING; Plausible and actively discussed, not yet well evidenced.
Severity: info; How the finding is presented when it fails.
Scoring: Excluded; Reported in the report, never penalised.

Impact is importance multiplied by the confidence tier’s weight — SPECIFICATION 1.0, RESEARCH 0.7, EMERGING 0.3, EXPERIMENTAL 0.1. Two rules backed by the same class of evidence therefore always carry the same weight, which is what makes the score reproducible rather than hand-tuned.

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Does AEO_DEFINITION_LIST affect my score?: No. It is a detection rule: it runs, appears in your report and never penalises you. "Definitions use description lists" is information about the page rather than a defect - most pages are not expected to satisfy it.
What does EMERGING confidence mean?: Plausible and actively discussed, not yet well evidenced. Confidence is a declared tier rather than a per-rule number, so every rule backed by the same class of evidence carries the same weight - which is what makes the score reproducible instead of hand-tuned.
How do I check AEO_DEFINITION_LIST on my own site?: Paste your URL into the box above and it runs only this rule, usually in a couple of seconds. It is also included in the Answer Engine checker and in a full scan.

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