Editing Grok (section)

{{About|the word Grok|the chatbot developed by xAI|Grok (chatbot)|other uses|Grok (disambiguation)}}
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{{Short description|Neologism coined by Robert Heinlein}}
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'''''Grok''''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|r|ɒ|k}}) is a [[neologism]] coined by the 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",<ref name=OED/> 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."<ref name=CR/> 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]].