Update docs/system/system-metrics.md

Co-authored-by: Dmitrii Anoshin <[email protected]>
open-telemetry · Jul 18, 2023 · 74cd430 · 74cd430
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 |                           |                                                                                                                  |       |                                                   |            | cpu              | Logical 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              | Logical CPU number (0..n)           |
-| system.cpu.physical.count | Reports the number of available physical CPUs - may change over time                                             | {cpu} | UpDownCounters                                    | Int64      |                  |                                     |
-| system.cpu.logical.count  | Reports the number of available logical CPUs - may change over time                                              | {cpu} | UpDownCounters                                    | Int64      |                  |                                     |
+| system.cpu.physical.count | Reports the number of available physical CPUs (actual physical processor cores on the hardware)                                             | {cpu} | UpDownCounters                                    | Int64      |                  |                                     |
+| system.cpu.logical.count  | Reports the number of available logical CPUs (virtual processor cores created by the operating system to manage multitasking)                                              | {cpu} | UpDownCounters                                    | Int64      |                  |                                     |
 
 ### `system.memory.` - Memory metrics