resonator vs crystal

oric_dan:

A typical 32.768KHz watch crystal would be: "Quartz tuning fork crystalline piezoelectric resonator without load capacitors."

I kind of liked this one until I got to the point where it said "piezoelectric resonator without
load capacitors", and then I was confused as to whether you were talking about a crystal or
[what some refer to as] a resonator, but luckily I was able to see the "watch crystal" bit - and
then I knew exactly what you meant, ;-). Darn, this is really complicated, and I've never ever
been confused previously, for lo these many years.

An age old question, is it better to live in blessful ignorance or be aware of the true complications of life?
Your life, your choice. :wink:
Lefty