What does each column mean in the CPU line of /proc/stat?

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What does each column mean in the CPU line of /proc/stat?

# cat /proc/stat
cpu  25386 0 15022 577745 10293 151 356 0 0
cpu0 10066 0 5690 292627 2913 64 207 0 0
cpu1 15319 0 9332 285118 7379 87 148 0 0
......

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