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Rarejitter
The correct spelling is jitter.
How to pronounce jitter
/ˈdʒɪt.ə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /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.A nervous action; a tic.
- 2.(chiefly in the plural, often with "the") A state of nervousness.
- 3.An abrupt and unwanted variation of one or more signal characteristics.
- 4.(data visualization) A random positioning of data points to avoid visual overlap.
- 5.A program or routine that performs jitting; a just-in-time compiler.
verb
- 1.To be nervous.
- 2.(data visualization) To randomly position of data points to avoid visual overlap.
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