jitter

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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

Although most of the yearly jitter is due to events like hurricanes and earthquakes, a tiny-but-regular 6-year wobble in day length has emerged.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 30, 2022

He gunned the engine and the J-3 began to jitter and lean forward, and once it started rolling down the runway it quickly picked up speed.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos