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hostmetrics cpu.load.average uses wrong unit #29914

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The system.cpu.load_average.5m uses 1 as unit, which is reserved for utilization metrics - https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/metrics/#instrument-units

CPU Load Average does not track utilization and can go above 1

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v0.91.0

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OS: (e.g., "Ubuntu 20.04")
Compiler(if manually compiled): (e.g., "go 14.2")

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