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Miller’s law, chunking, and the capacity of working memory (practice) | Khan Academy

Khan Academy (2018)

"Chunking, or clustering, is the function of grouping information together related by perceptual features. This is a form of semantic relation, such as types of fruit, parts of speech, or 1980s fashion. Chunking allows the brain to increase the channel capacity of the short term memory; however, each chunk must be meaningful to the individual...

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