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This is considered a convenient range.

Infrared radiation is commonly thought of (or regarded, or considered) as "heat".

Pollutants are seen as one small part of the total.

Water vapour can be treated as an ideal gas.

The laser can be viewed as a problem-solving tool for atomic fluorescence spectrometry.

Electrons are often visualized as small loops.

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