Resonant Frequencies and Natural Frequencies

[.peter.]

Hi everyone,

So, resonance, are resonant frequencies and natural frequencies the same thing with a different name? If not could someone please explain the difference.

Been searching for the answer for over an hour.

Thanks in advance
Peter

 

[Naty1]

They are generally the SAME..

Search for EITHER in Wikipedia online and you get RESONANT Frequency:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_frequency

 

[draicore]

Resonant frequencies are a type of frequency due to many occurrences either natural or unnatural (depending on one's definition of natural). It may be a natural frequency or not (for the skeptics) that it's due to So it is Not the same as it can not be generalized unless it has a set of parameters detailing.