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What portion of the electromagnetic spectrum can humam eyes detect?

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The visible spectrum
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Human eyes can detect the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that we call "visible light".

(But I'll have to be honest with you. The reason we call that portion of the electromagnetic spectrum "visible light" is because that's the portion that human eyes can detect.)
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