| Definition: | sudden, small, irregular departures from the ideal value of a characteristic of a signal, such as the phase, pulse duration or magnitude
NOTE 1 – A more specific definition of jitter in digital transmission is given in chapter 704.
NOTE 2 – In French the term "gigue" has, in television, a special meaning equivalent to the English "sync pulling". In English the term "jitter" has in television a special meaning equivalent to the French "sautillement". See chapter 723.
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