spectrum vs waveband

spectrum

noun
  • Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc. 

  • The pattern of absorption or emission of radiation produced by a substance when subjected to energy (radiation, heat, electricity, etc.). 

  • The image of something seen that persists after the eyes are closed. 

  • The set of eigenvalues of a matrix. 

  • Of a bounded linear operator A, the set of scalar values λ such that the operator A—λI, where I denotes the identity operator, does not have a bounded inverse; intended as a generalisation of the linear algebra sense. 

  • A range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded by extremes. 

  • The autism spectrum. 

  • The set, denoted Spec(R), of all prime ideals of a given ring R, commonly augmented with a Zariski topology and considered as a topological space. 

waveband

noun
  • A range of electromagnetic wavelengths or frequencies; for example shortwave or mediumwave radio. 

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