Glossary of Terms

Fitness Metric: A raw point-in-time metric collected by a Fitness Sensor, providing data about a specific domain being measured (Fitness Function Entity).

Fitness Sensor: A configuration that enables the Pulse Sensor to access and retrieve information from a specific tool, platform, or application.

Fitness Function: A statistical measure to be calculated by the Fitness Function Engine based on Fitness Function Rules, Fitness Function Metrics and Fitness Function Weights

Fitness Function Score: The resulting score generated by the statistical measure defined by a Fitness Function, representing a point-in-time assessment.

Fitness Function Entity: Unique point-in-time dimensions of data collected by Fitness Sensors about a specific domain.

Fitness Function Rules: Configurable rules used to calculate Fitness Scores for a given "Aspect." These rules are defined as configuration objects in YAML format and include an Aspect, Rule Weight, and Metadata Tags.

Fitness Function Weight: A weight assigned on a scale from 1 to 10, determining the influence of an Entity in the calculation of the Fitness Score (directly proportional).

Streamer: A tool responsible for transmitting data from Fitness Sensors to the Fitness Function Engine.

Fitness Function Engine: An executable that receives data from various Fitness Sensors through the Streamer, calculates the Fitness Score, applies metadata tags, and stores them as time-series data.

Pulse Sensor: An executable responsible for collecting data from various tools, platforms, or applications. It retrieves the required information in a format compatible with the Fitness Function Engine and sends it to the Streamer.