Definitions for grok
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grok, get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehendverb

   get the meaning of something

   "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

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1. grokverb

   To have or to have acquired an intuitive understanding of; to know (something) without having to think (such as knowing the number of objects in a collection without needing to count them: see subitize).

2. grokverb

   To fully and completely understand something in all its details and intricacies.

3. Etymology: Coined by Robert A. Heinlein in his novel Stranger in a Strange Land (1961) in which the word is described as being from the word for “to drink” and, figuratively, “to drink in all available aspects of reality”, “to become one with the observed” in Heinlein’s fictitious Martian language.

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1. Grok

   Grok is a neologism coined by American writer Robert A. Heinlein for his 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land. While the Oxford English Dictionary summarizes the meaning of grok as "to understand intuitively or by empathy, to establish rapport with" and "to empathize or communicate sympathetically (with); also, to experience enjoyment", Heinlein's concept is far more nuanced, with critic Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr. observing that "the book's major theme can be seen as an extended definition of the term." The concept of grok garnered significant critical scrutiny in the years after the book's initial publication. The term and aspects of the underlying concept have become part of communities such as computer science.

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1. grok

   "Grok" is a term coined by science-fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein in his book "Stranger in a Strange Land". It essentially means to understand something intuitively or by empathy, to fully and completely comprehend a subject to the extent of merging with it or becoming one with it in terms of understanding. It's often utilized in the context of programming or technology-related fields, indicating a thorough, innate understanding of a system or a program.

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1. Grok

   To grok is to intimately and completely share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity. Author Robert A. Heinlein coined the term in his best-selling 1961 book Stranger in a Strange Land. In Heinlein's view, grokking is the intermingling of intelligence that necessarily affects both the observer and the observed. From the novel: The Oxford English Dictionary defines grok as "to understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with" and "to empathise or communicate sympathetically; also, to experience enjoyment". Other forms of the word include groks, grokked and grokking. In an ideological context, a grokked concept becomes part of the person who contributes to its evolution by improving the doctrine, perpetuating the myth, espousing the belief, adding detail to the social plan, refining the idea or proving the theory.

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1. grok

   [common; from the novel Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein, where it is a Martian word meaning literally ‘to drink’ and metaphorically ‘to be one with’] The emphatic form is grok in fullness. 1. To understand. Connotes intimate and exhaustive knowledge. When you claim to ‘grok’ some knowledge or technique, you are asserting that you have not merely learned it in a detached instrumental way but that it has become part of you, part of your identity. For example, to say that you “know” LISP is simply to assert that you can code in it if necessary — but to say you “grok” LISP is to claim that you have deeply entered the world-view and spirit of the language, with the implication that it has transformed your view of programming. Contrast zen, which is similar supernal understanding experienced as a single brief flash. See also glark. 2. Used of programs, may connote merely sufficient understanding. “Almost all C compilers grok the void type these days.”

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1. GROK

   What does GROK stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the GROK acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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1. • Understand

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How to pronounce grok?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grok in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grok in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grok
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grok
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=grok
6. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Grok
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=grok