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eccentric definition - telecom
  1. Elliptical or off-center, rather than perfectly circular with a precisely centered axis. Eccentricities in the core of an optical fiber can cause signal attenuation and distortion.
  2. A euphemism for someone who is crazy and rich, as opposed to being just plain crazy like the rest of us.

Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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