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A Daily Lexicon of Trustworthy Data

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/ˈmɛt.rɪk ˌdɛf.ɪˈnɪʃ.ən/ - n.

1 [colloq.] The document everyone cites and no one has read since the analyst who wrote it left.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.

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2. The exact logic, filters, and grain that determine how a measure is computed and what it excludes.

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It Took 31 Vendors To Agree On What Revenue MeansDefinition Drift
Moving Revenue Into A YAML File Does Not Give It An OwnerOwner Missing
The semantic layer is back to settle what a metric means. The metric is surprised anyone asked.Dashboard Theater

See also

certified reportA report stamped trustworthy by whoever was last willing to put their name on it.
metric layerA single place to disagree about 'active user', now with version control.
semantic layerThe place where the company agreed what 'revenue' means, except for the four teams that didn't get the invite.