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The Visible Spectrum

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The visible spectrum is the narrow band of electromagnetic wavelengths the human eye can transduce.

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Wavelengths shorter than violet and longer than red reach the eye and produce no visual signal at all.

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Visible describes human receptors, not the light. Other species transduce bands humans cannot.