Jitter explained
 

From Tektronix. Nice white paper on jitter:

Understanding and Characterizing Timing Jitter Primer

Timing jitter is the unwelcome companion of all electrical systems that use voltage transitions to represent timing information. This paper focuses primarily on jitter in electrical systems.

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http://www2.tek.com/cmsreplive/tirep...44_2244_EN.pdf