From 6554b6d02b29c8d339f3fabc9e2d4a0aab28f1ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Reiley Yang Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 15:08:20 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] an alternative explanation of cardinality --- specification/metrics/sdk.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk.md b/specification/metrics/sdk.md index 9e9365a5c4f..c28ce1fb559 100644 --- a/specification/metrics/sdk.md +++ b/specification/metrics/sdk.md @@ -732,9 +732,9 @@ of metrics across successive collections. **Status**: [Experimental](../document-status.md) SDKs SHOULD support being configured with a cardinality limit. The number of -unique combinations of attributes is called cardinality. For a given metric, the -cardinality limit is a hard limit on the number of metric points that can be -collected during a collection cycle. +unique attributes sets passed by a user is called cardinality. For a given +metric, the cardinality limit is a hard limit on the number of metric points +that can be collected during a collection cycle. #### Configuration From cc488d8e70a60fd154d3b3af15158a9e759632fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Reiley Yang Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:24:13 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update specification/metrics/sdk.md Co-authored-by: Yuri Shkuro --- specification/metrics/sdk.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk.md b/specification/metrics/sdk.md index c28ce1fb559..774513fa3c0 100644 --- a/specification/metrics/sdk.md +++ b/specification/metrics/sdk.md @@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ of metrics across successive collections. **Status**: [Experimental](../document-status.md) -SDKs SHOULD support being configured with a cardinality limit. The number of +SDKs SHOULD support configurable cardinality limits. The number of unique attributes sets passed by a user is called cardinality. For a given metric, the cardinality limit is a hard limit on the number of metric points that can be collected during a collection cycle. From a9456a57ab0aaedc0145d712c316919148393efe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Reiley Yang Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:24:34 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update specification/metrics/sdk.md Co-authored-by: Tristan Sloughter --- specification/metrics/sdk.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specification/metrics/sdk.md b/specification/metrics/sdk.md index 774513fa3c0..0d3ee1efe99 100644 --- a/specification/metrics/sdk.md +++ b/specification/metrics/sdk.md @@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ of metrics across successive collections. **Status**: [Experimental](../document-status.md) SDKs SHOULD support configurable cardinality limits. The number of -unique attributes sets passed by a user is called cardinality. For a given +unique attribute sets passed by a user is called cardinality. For a given metric, the cardinality limit is a hard limit on the number of metric points that can be collected during a collection cycle.