| F | dynamic force |
| dF | dynamic force increment |
| s | disk deflection |
| ds | load deflection increments |
| LO | number of wraps |
| M | foil mass |
| O | single wrap |
| VAL | value of used stretch film |
| EI(M) | magnitude of the force F exerted by the stretch film relative to the mass of film used (M), i.e., F/M |
| EI(O) | magnitude of the force F exerted by the stretch film resulting from wrapping the load with one layer (L) of film, i.e., F/L |
| EI(VAL) | magnitude of the force F exerted by the stretch film resulting from using film of a specific value or grade (VAL), i.e., F/VAL |