dither
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
dither (dithers, present participle dithering; past and past participle dithered) (intransitive)
- To tremble, shake, or shiver with cold.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 8
- Presently he came running out of the scullery, with the soapy water dripping from him, dithering with cold.
- 1913, D.H. Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, chapter 8
- To be uncertain or unable to make a decision about doing something.
- 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.
- 2012, The Economist, Sept. 22nd issue, Indian Reform: At Last ↗
- To do something nervously.
- (computer graphics) To render an approximation of (an image, etc.) by using dot patterns to approximate (the features of) colors not in the system palette.
- To intentionally add noise to a signal to randomize errors.
dither
- The state of being undecided.
- A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both digital audio and digital video data.
- (computer graphics) The use of dot patterns to approximate colors not available in the palette.
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