ok, so you define something that isn't understanding (symbolic manipulation, use of a magic rule book). But where do you define what it is? "grasping what a sy

ok, so you define something that isn't understanding (symbolic manipulation, use of a magic rule book). But where do you define what it is? "grasping what a symbol refers to" is another way of saying "understand" - it doesn't define what it means to "grasp".