##  [Miller's Law](/index.php/millers-law) 

  ##  [Miller's Law](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/millers-law-0) 

  

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Definition

A descriptive observation about working memory capacity: humans typically recall roughly seven discrete items (±2) in simple span tasks, a finding often cited as “the magical number seven.” The observation is context‑specific and interacts with chunking, item complexity, and task demands; modern research shows effective item capacity varies and can be lower depending on methodology.