In what units is the server load measured?

Question

linux

For example, here, what do the numbers mean and in what units are these values?
load average: 1.50, 3.09, 6.96
thanks.

Answer 1

It can be represented as the number of active processes for a selected time interval (1, 5 and 15 minutes).
If the number exceeds the number of processors in the system, then this means that the processes are running "slower", idle in queues.

Answer 2

habrahabr.ru/blogs/linux/71020/
first link in google)

Answer 3

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Load_%28computing%29

Answer 4

If we take it more broadly, then the server is what provides a service, a service, which means its load should be measured - satisfied_service_consumer / time_unit