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The entire spectrum can be divided into three sections: audio, ultrasonic, and infrasonic.

The audio range falls between 20 Hz and 20, 000 Hz.

This range is important because its frequencies can be detected by the human ear.

This range has a number of applications, including speech communication and music.

The ultrasonic range refers to the very high frequencies: 20, 000 Hz and higher.

This range has shorter wavelengths which allows better resolution in imaging technologies.

Medical applications such as ultrasonography and elastography rely on the ultrasonic frequency range.

On the other end of the spectrum, the lowest frequencies are known as the infrasonic range.

These frequencies can be used to study geological phenomena such as earthquakes.