dither

UK /ˈdɪðə/ US /ˈdɪðɚ/
verb 5noun 5

Definitions

verb

1

To tremble, shake, or shiver.

Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.

2

To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.

2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, "Indian Reform: At Last" The dithering Mr Singh of recent times may worry that his reform proposals are already too bold. The reforming Mr Singh of yore would see them as just the start.

3

To do something nervously.

4

To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

Look at how pixelly this wall texture is. You almost don't even notice the dithering when driving by quick. Up close though, it's real chunky.

5

To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

noun

1

Trembling, shaking, or shivering.

2

A state of nervous excitement.

Everyone was in a dither; either in it or about to get in it or just climbing out of it. Naturally, the Madam was not in a dither. Dither was a foreign concept to her.

3

The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation.

4

Any algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

5

Any algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:

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