Update specification/metrics/semantic_conventions/system-metrics.md

Co-authored-by: Pablo Baeyens <pbaeyens31+github@gmail.com>
open-telemetry · Jun 29, 2023 · 9a6a50b · 9a6a50b
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ instruments not explicitly defined in the specification.
 
 | Name                      | Description                                                                                              | Units | Instrument Type ([*](README.md#instrument-types)) | Value Type | Attribute Key(s) | Attribute Values                    |
 | ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------- | ----------------------------------- |
-| system.cpu.time           |                                                                                                          | s     | Counter                                           | Double     | state            | idle, user, system, interrupt, etc. |
+| system.cpu.time           | Seconds each logical CPU spent on each mode                                                              | s     | Counter                                           | Double     | state            | idle, user, system, interrupt, etc. |
 |                           |                                                                                                          |       |                                                   |            | cpu              | CPU number [0..n-1]                 |
 | system.cpu.utilization    | Difference in system.cpu.time since the last measurement, divided by the elapsed time and number of logical CPUs | 1     | Gauge                                             | Double     | state            | idle, user, system, interrupt, etc. |
 |                           |                                                                                                          |       |                                                   |            | cpu              | CPU number (0..n)                   |