RANGE
Acoustics / Electroacoustics A continuous section of the possible values of a PARAMETER.
For instance, the singing range refers to that part of the FREQUENCY continuum which can be realized by a singer; the audio range refers to the AUDIO FREQUENCY range between 20 and 20,000 Hz which is audible by humans.
A range of frequencies is also called a SPECTRUM, as in the audio spectrum or RADIO SPECTRUM.
See: BAND, DYNAMIC RANGE, INFRASONIC, ULTRASONIC.
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