A measure is a property on which calculations (e.g.,sum, count, average, minimum, maximum) can be made. For example, in a retail store, the quantity and prices of each item sold could be added or averaged to find the total number of items sold and total or average price of the goods sold.
A dimension is a structure that categorizes
measures in order to enable users to answer
business questions. Commonly used dimensions are people, products, place and time