| Notation | |
| AISI | American Iron & Steel Institute |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| HRC | Hardness measured with the Rockwell test for hard materials |
| CAM | Computer aided manufacture |
| RSM | Response surface methodology |
| BUE | Built up edge |
| CCD | Central composite design |
| MRR | Material removal rate |
| SS | Sum of Squares |
| MS | Mean Square Symbols |
| VMS | Vision measuring system |
| d.f | Degree of freedom |
| Symbol | |
| str | The trochoidal step means the distance between adjacent centers of revolution path (mm) |
| vc | Cutting speed (m/min) |
| vf | Feed rate(mm/min) |
| Ra | Surface roughness (μm) |
| Rz | Ten point average height (μm) |
| Rq | Root-mean-square roughness (μm) |
| Rsk | skewness |
| Rku | kurtosis |
| Rsm | Mean spacing between profile peaks at the mean line |
| Xi | Estimated output response |
| xi | Represents the input parameter |
| d0 | Free term of regression equation |
| di | Coefficients of linear terms |
| dij | Coefficients of square terms |
| ∈ | Experimental error |
| d1, d2…dn | coefficients of linear terms |
| X1 | Before machining of the tool |
| X2 | After machining of the tool |