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Visible 'light' ranges from roughly 380 to 750 nanometers (billionths of a meter).

It can vary somewhat for different individuals' eyes.

If electromagnetic radiation has a wavelength longer than about 750nm or

shorter than about 380nm, you may still call it 'light' if you want, but the

human eye doesn't respond to it.

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