| Symbol | Explanation |
| r s | The distance between an arbitrary predicted nozzle position A and a random location B on the workpiece surface |
| rs′ | The distance between the actual nozzle position A′ and a random location B on the workpiece surface |
| m(rs) | A mathematical function to describe the line profile of the Jet-ECM MRR |
| Δx | Nozzle positioning error in X direction |
| Δy | Nozzle positioning error in Y direction |
| ε | The deviation between the theoretical MRR and actual MRR |
| k w | The deviation rate |
| d | The eigenvalue of the Gaussian function |
| d i | The diameter of the pit machined by Jet-ECM |
| r z | The distance from a random point to the symmetry axis |
| e i | The distance between the nozzle center and the workpiece symmetric center which represents the nozzle revolution radius during the deterministic polishing |
| ω i | Nozzle moving speed during the deterministic polishing |
| n i | Nozzle revolution numbers in ei |
| PV | The surface peak and valley value |
| CMP | Chemical mechanical polishing |
| CCOS | Computer-controlled optical surfacing |
| Jet-ECM | Jet electrochemical machining |
| MRR | The material removal rate |
| PSD | The power spectral density |