Thick solid pieces of something; irregular lumps or portions broken or cut off from a larger whole.
Variant of 'chuck' meaning 'lump', possibly imitative of the sound of something heavy falling. First recorded in 17th century, originally describing pieces of wood or meat.
In psychology, 'chunking' refers to grouping information into meaningful units to improve memory - like remembering phone numbers in groups rather than individual digits. This cognitive process shows how our brains naturally prefer to organize information in 'chunks'.
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