1. The frequency at which a circuit or device will freely oscillate after the application of an impulse. 2. For an antenna, the lowest frequency at which the antenna resonates without the addition of any inductance or capacitance. See alsoantenna, capacitance, circuit, device, frequency, impulse, inductance, resonance.
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Weik, M.H. (2000). natural frequency. In: Computer Science and Communications Dictionary. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0613-6_12106
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