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== In science == ===In psychology=== * [[The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two|Seven, plus or minus two]] as a model of [[working memory]] * In Western culture, seven is consistently listed as people's favorite number<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gonzalez |first1=Robbie |title=Why Do People Love The Number Seven? |url=https://gizmodo.com/why-do-people-love-the-number-seven-so-much-1666353786 |website=Gizmodo |date=4 December 2014 |access-date=20 February 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bellos |first1=Alex |title=The World's Most Popular Numbers [Excerpt] |url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/most-popular-numbers-grapes-of-math/ |website=Scientific American |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref> * When guessing numbers 1β10, the number 7 is most likely to be picked<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kubovy |first1=Michael |last2=Psotka |first2=Joseph |title=The predominance of seven and the apparent spontaneity of numerical choices. |journal=Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance |date=May 1976 |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=291β294 |doi=10.1037/0096-1523.2.2.291 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232582800 |access-date=20 February 2022}}</ref> * [[Seven-year itch (idiom)|Seven-year itch]], a term that suggests that happiness in a marriage declines after around seven years
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