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conformed dimension

/kənˈfɔːrmd dɪˈmɛn.ʃən/ - n.

1 [colloq.] A dimension every department agreed to share, then quietly forked the moment the meeting ended.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

Working definition

2. A dimension shared with identical structure and meaning across multiple fact tables, enabling consistent reporting across business processes.

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See also

additive measureA number the dashboard sums across every dimension, including the two where summing it means nothing.
canonical data modelThe one true model every system maps to, plus the per-system exceptions that quietly restore the chaos it replaced.
dimension tableWhere the company keeps every adjective it has ever applied to a customer, none of them governed.
master dataThe handful of nouns the entire company depends on and no single function will admit it owns.