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jitter

[jit-er] / ˈdʒɪt ər /








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Reducing timing jitter on a small scale reduces power usage and makes it more usable in everyday devices.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

"It also did not show jitter from jets as a result of uneven sublimation of ice on its surface, nor a substantial evolution in its spin period, as often witnessed for evaporating comets."

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2023

“You’ve got tighter images; you’ve got less jitter; the detectors are performing a bit better,” Beichman says.

From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2022

“We’ve seen some monitors that have met those certifications that have flicker, that have jitter, and which don’t meet the gray-to-gray specs that we have here,” he says.

From The Verge • May 2, 2022

He had seen Miss Bessie jitter away from P. T., but that was different.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson




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