##  [Jitter](/jitter) 

  ##  [Jitter](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/jitter-0) 

  

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Definition

The variability or statistical dispersion of latency measurements across a sequence of packets or events; commonly quantified by metrics such as standard deviation, interquartile range, or maximum-minimum spread over an interval.