spectrum

IPA: spˈɛktrʌm

noun

  • A range; a continuous, infinite, one-dimensional set, possibly bounded by extremes.
  • Specifically, a range of colours representing light (electromagnetic radiation) of contiguous frequencies; hence electromagnetic spectrum, visible spectrum, ultraviolet spectrum, etc.
  • (psychology, education, usually with the) The autism spectrum.
  • (chemistry) The pattern of absorption or emission of radiation produced by a substance when subjected to energy (radiation, heat, electricity, etc.).
  • (mathematics, linear algebra) The set of eigenvalues of a matrix.
  • (mathematics, functional analysis) 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.
  • (abstract algebra, algebraic geometry) 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.
  • (obsolete) Specter, apparition.
  • The image of something seen that persists after the eyes are closed.
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