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Dither
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- 1 Trembling, shaking, or shivering. countable, intransitive, uncountable
- 2 an excited state of agitation wordnet
- 3 A state of nervous excitement. countable, intransitive, uncountable
"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."
- 4 The state of being undecided; indecision; vacillation. countable, intransitive, uncountable
- 5 Any algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:; A form of noise intentionally added to remove artifacts caused by digitization. countable, intransitive, uncountable
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- 6 Any algorithm applied to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:; The use of dot patterns in an image or graphic to approximate colors not available in the system palette. countable, intransitive, uncountable
- 1 To tremble, shake, or shiver. intransitive, literally
"Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold."
- 2 make a fuss; be agitated wordnet
- 3 To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay. figuratively, intransitive
"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."
- 4 act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain wordnet
- 5 To do something nervously. intransitive
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- 6 To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:; To use dot patterns in an image or graphic to simulate colors or shades not in the system palette. intransitive
"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."
- 7 To apply an algorithm to digital data to minimize the effects of quantization:; To intentionally add noise to a signal to remove artifacts caused by digitization. intransitive
Etymology
Variant of didder, from Middle English dideren (“to tremble”). Compare Middle English bididren, bididdren (“to seduce, deceive”), from Old English bedidrian, bedyderian (“to deceive, trick”). Alternatively, perhaps with expressive voicing from *titeren, from Proto-Germanic *titrōną. If so, then a doublet of teeter and cognate with Old High German zittarōn (German zittern) and Old Norse titra (Faroese titra, Icelandic titra). Alternatively an unrelated reduplicative onomatopoeia.
Variant of didder, from Middle English dideren (“to tremble”). Compare Middle English bididren, bididdren (“to seduce, deceive”), from Old English bedidrian, bedyderian (“to deceive, trick”). Alternatively, perhaps with expressive voicing from *titeren, from Proto-Germanic *titrōną. If so, then a doublet of teeter and cognate with Old High German zittarōn (German zittern) and Old Norse titra (Faroese titra, Icelandic titra). Alternatively an unrelated reduplicative onomatopoeia.
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