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jitter

The correct spelling is jitter.

How to pronounce jitter

/ˈdʒɪt.ə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /ˈdʒɪt.ə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Jit-ter

The correct spelling is jitter. A nervous action; a tic. For example: "That creepy movie gave me the jitters."

Usage Examples

That creepy movie gave me the jitters.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A nervous action; a tic.
  2. 2.(chiefly in the plural, often with "the") A state of nervousness.
  3. 3.An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.
  4. 4.(data visualization) A random positioning of data points to avoid visual overlap.
  5. 5.A program or routine that performs jitting; a just-in-time compiler.

verb

  1. 1.To be nervous.
  2. 2.(data visualization) To randomly position of data points to avoid visual overlap.

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