unt</code> type.</p><p>This metric type represents the number of occurrences for an event
within a time window. It is important to note that this is not the
cumulative tally of occurrences since the beginning of
measurements. Rather, this metric type represents the change in the
cumulative tally of events within a time window.</p><p>For example, this metric type would be used to record:</p><ul><li>the number of requests to a service</li><li>the number of tasks submitted to a processor</li><li>the number of 