jitter
noun
- phenomenon where a signal deviates from perfect periodicity
verb
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Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɪtə(ɹ)/ / /ˈd͡ʒɪtɚ/ / [ˈd͡ʒɪɾɚ]
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English jit Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English jitter From jit + -er.
- A program or routine that performs jitting; a just-in-time compiler.
verb
Etymology: Possibly alteration of chitter (“to tremble, shiver”), from Middle English chittern (“to twitter, chatter”). Ultimately onomatopoeic; compare didder and teeter as well as German zittern.
- To be nervous.
- To position data points randomly to avoid visual overlap.