| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy | 
| a. u. | arbitrary unit | 
| DC | Direct current | 
| GUM | Guide to the expression of Uncertainty in Measurement | 
| MCM | Monte Carlo Method | 
| MCMC | Markov Chain Monte Carlo | 
| Probability Distribution Functions | |
| PMMA | poly(methyl methacrylate) | 
| POM-C | poly-oxymethylene in copolymer | 
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy | 
| SI | International System of Units (SI for Système International) | 
| SThM | Scanning Thermal Microscopy | 
| TCR | Temperature Coefficient Ratio |