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additive measure

/ˈæd.ɪ.tɪv ˈmɛʒ.ər/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A number the dashboard sums across every dimension, including the two where summing it means nothing.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A fact that can be summed meaningfully across every dimension, as opposed to semi-additive or non-additive measures with restricted aggregation.

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See also

conformed dimensionA dimension every department agreed to share, then quietly forked the moment the meeting ended.
fact tableThe one table everyone trusts, named for a property no one has verified.
grainThe question 'what does one row mean?', asked far too late and answered by whoever wrote the query.
metric definitionThe document everyone cites and no one has read since the analyst who wrote it left.