Clock jitter refers to the timing variations of signal edges from their ideal positions. It is typically caused by noise or disturbances in a system. The main sources of jitter include thermal noise, power supply variations, loading conditions, device noise, and interference. Jitter can be measured and expressed in terms of RMS, spectral density, picoseconds, or Unit Intervals. There are different types of jitter including period jitter, cycle-to-cycle jitter, long-term jitter, phase jitter, and time interval error.