dither
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From didder from Middle English didderen, meaning "to tremble".
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
dither (uncountable)
- The state of being undecided.
- 2002, Thomas P. Glynn, A Child's Christmas In Chicago, page 59:
- 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.
- 2002, Thomas P. Glynn, A Child's Christmas In Chicago, page 59:
- A form of noise which is intentionally applied to randomize errors which occur in the processing of both digital audio and digital video data
Verb [edit]
dither (third-person singular simple present dithers, present participle dithering, simple past and past participle dithered)
- (obsolete) 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 in similar colours to those that are unavailable on the system.
Translations [edit]
(computing, graphics) to render an approximation of
