The crystal oscillator circuit sustains oscillation by taking a voltage signal from the quartz resonator, amplifying it, and feeding it back to the resonator. The rate of expansion and contraction of the quartz is the resonant frequency, and is determined by the cut and size of the crystal.
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inâ¢ferâ¢ence. 1. the act or process of inferring. 2. something that is inferred. 3. Logic. a. the process of deriving from assumed premises either the strict logical conclusion or one that is to some degree probable. b. a proposition reached by a process of inference.