Explain a concept from anywhere

Why explanations matter

Understanding is the bottleneck. You encounter new concepts constantly—in docs, papers, code, meetings—but cryptic jargon slows you down.

Criticly's Explain tool gives you a clear explanation from first principles, right in context.

Common use cases

• Decoding industry jargon: Understand specialized terms in finance, medicine, law, or other expert domains
• Learning technical terminology: Break down complex concepts like "zero-knowledge proofs," "eventual consistency," or "P vs NP"
• Understanding dense documentation: Clarify technical specifications, RFCs, or academic papers with heavy terminology

How to get better explanations

Be specific about what you don't understand: Instead of "explain microservices," ask "explain service discovery in microservices."

Request analogies: "Use an analogy" prompts help bridge from familiar concepts.

Ask for contrasts: "How is X different from Y?" clarifies boundaries.

Best practices

Save explanations that click. Build a personal knowledge base of analogies and examples.

Use Quiz after getting an explanation to test your understanding with recall questions.

When teaching others, reuse the explanations Criticly generates—they're often clearer than your first attempt.