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[en] add gauge assync definition (#5698)
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content/en/docs/concepts/signals/metrics.md

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- **Gauge**: Measures a current value at the time it is read. An example would
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be the fuel gauge in a vehicle. Gauges are asynchronous.
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- **Asynchronous Gauge**: Same as the **Gauge**, but is collected once for each
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export. Could be used if you don't have access to the continuous changes, but
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only to the aggregated value.
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- **Histogram**: A client-side aggregation of values, such as request latencies.
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A histogram is a good choice if you are interested in value statistics. For
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example: How many requests take fewer than 1s?

content/en/docs/languages/go/instrumentation.md

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- Histogram, a synchronous instrument that supports arbitrary values that are
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statistically meaningful, such as histograms, summaries, or percentile
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- Synchronous Gauge, a synchronous instrument that supports non-additive values,
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such as room temperature.
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such as room temperature
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- Asynchronous Gauge, an asynchronous instrument that supports non-additive
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values, such as room temperature
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- UpDownCounter, a synchronous instrument that supports increments and

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