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Minor metric type documentation fixups.

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@ -90,8 +90,9 @@ Great! Look at this list and now think about the definitions above for
_Counter_ and _Gauge_. Can you identify what instruments are what? (Again, _Counter_ and _Gauge_. Can you identify what instruments are what? (Again,
I'll wait for you.) I'll wait for you.)
* Tachometer: Counter. Tricky. The vehicle's sensors observe how quickly the * Tachometer: Counter. Tricky. The vehicle's sensors observe how quickly
flywheel rotates and updates the instrument's value on frequent intervals. the flywheel rotates and update the instrument's value on frequent
intervals by counting revolutions.
* Clock: Gauge. It is an external value, and we cannot watch the clock's * Clock: Gauge. It is an external value, and we cannot watch the clock's
internal events. internal events.
* Thermometer: Gauge. It measures an external value, and there is no way to * Thermometer: Gauge. It measures an external value, and there is no way to
@ -117,8 +118,8 @@ following information:
* the count of events that have been observed. * the count of events that have been observed.
This is quite convenient, for if you are interested in tracking latencies of an This is quite convenient, for if you are interested in tracking latencies of an
operation in real time, you three types of information reported for free with operation in real time, you get three types of information reported for free
one metric. with one metric.
# Acknowledgements # Acknowledgements
Robert Bray: Vehicle Instrument Panel Robert Bray: Vehicle Instrument Panel