| freal | Specific spatial frequency of the real machined surface |
| fs | Feed rate (mm/min) |
| fsimulated | Specific spatial frequency of the simulated machined surface |
| i | Index for the tool tip position along the trajectory |
| j | Index for the point of the surface height profile |
| PV | Maximum peak-to-valley value (nm) |
| R | Distance from the tool tip position to the center of the workpiece |
| R 0 | Radius of the workpiece |
| Ra | Arithmetic roughness (nm) |
| radt | Tool nose radius (mm) |
| Sa | Arithmetic surface roughness (nm) |
| ss | Feed rate per revolution of the workpiece (mm/rev) |
| t | Machining time (s) |
| Xi | x coordinate of the tool tip position |
| Yi | y coordinate of the tool tip position |
| zj | Height of jth point of the profile |
| zmean | Mean height of the surface profile |
| θi | ith tool tip position of the tool in the trajectory |
| ω | Rotational speed (rad/s) |