| Definition: | set of sudden, small, irregular departures from the ideal value of a characteristic of a signal, such as the position in time, pulse duration or magnitude
Note 1 to entry: A definition of "jitter" specific to digital signals is given in IEV 704-16-13.
Note 2 to entry: In English, the term "jitter" has different meanings in the fields of television (see IEV 723-06-09) and video technology (see IEV 806-17-23).
Note 3 to entry: In French, the term "gigue" has a different meaning in television (see IEV 723-06-11).
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