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A Sample is a single data point within a Metric. It MUST have a Value, MAY have a Timestamp. It MAY include Exemplars and MAY have a Start Timestamp, depending on the MetricFamily Type.
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Samples SHOULD NOT have Timestamps. If present, a Sample's Timestamp specifies when the value was observed.
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Samples SHOULD NOT have Timestamps. See [Exposing Timestamps](#exposing-timestamps) for why this is not recommended. If present, a Sample's Timestamp specifies when the value was observed.
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If present, a Sample's Start Timestamp SHOULD specify when the measurement period started. This can help ingestors discern between new metrics and long-running ones it did not see before and detect counter resets even when the counter value has not decreased between ingestions. A zero Start Timestamp MUST be treated as equivalent to the Start Timestamp not being present.
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