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 # Fundamental Concepts
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+> A theodolite is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes.  -- <cite>[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodolite)</cite>
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+Theodolite is a framework for benchmarking the horizontal and vertical scalability of stream processing engines.
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