Spectrum (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 Physical science 2 Humanities 3 Mathematics 4 Media 5 Popular music 6 Buildings and structures 7 Other 8 See also

A spectrum is a condition or value that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum.

Spectrum may also refer to:

[edit] Physical science

• Electromagnetic spectrum
  • Visible spectrum or optical spectrum, a subset of the electromagnetic spectrum
  • Emission spectrum observed in light
  • Absorption spectrum observed in light
  • Spectral class of stars in Stellar classification
  • Spectral class of asteroids
  • Spectral power distribution of an illuminant
• Energy spectrum of a collection of particles (particle physics)
• Frequency spectrum of a signal
• Power spectrum of a signal
• Harmonic series (music) (spectrum of sound energy) of a musical note

[edit] Humanities

• Economic spectrum, disparities between social classes
• Political spectrum of opinion
• Spectrum disorder, in psychiatry

[edit] Mathematics

• Spectrum (homotopy theory)
• Spectrum of a matrix, in linear algebra
• Spectrum of an operator, in functional analysis (a generalisation of the spectrum of a matrix)
• Spectrum of a ring, in commutative algebra
• Spectrum of a C*-algebra
• Spectrum of a theory, in mathematical logic
• Stone space of boolean algebra

[edit] Media

• IEEE Spectrum, a magazine
• NDSU Spectrum, the student newspaper of the North Dakota State University
• Spectrum (magazine), an independent Seventh-day Adventist magazine
• Spectrum (TV channel), a defunct Chicago-area pay television broadcaster founded by United Cable
• The Spectrum (USLS), the student newspaper of the University of St. La Salle in the Philippines

[edit] Popular music

• Spectrum, a band headed by Peter Kember
• Spectrum (band), an Australian group of the 1970s led by Mike Rudd
• Spectrum (album), debut album of fusion drummer, Billy Cobham
• The Spectrum (Sirius), a music channel on Sirius Satellite Radio

[edit] Buildings and structures

• Spectrum (Montreal), a defunct concert venue and local landmark
• Spectrum London, UK, an art gallery
• Guildford Spectrum, a leisure complex in Guildford, England
• Smith Spectrum, a sports arena in Logan, Utah, U.S.A.
• Wachovia Spectrum, formerly The Spectrum, a sports arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

[edit] Other

• Spectrum (racing car), a series of Australian open wheel racing cars manufactured by Borland Racing Developments
• Spectrum Range, a mountain range in British Columbia, Canada
• Gaylactic Spectrum Awards or Spectrums, a literary award
• Het Spectrum, a Dutch publishing company
• Sinclair ZX Spectrum, an early British home computer

[edit] See also

• Spector (disambiguation) (includes Spektor)
• Spectre or Specter
• Spectra

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