| Symbols | Implication | Symbols | Implication |
| x | Component vector | X | Weathered glass population |
| y | Transformed component vector | Y | Unweathered glass population |
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| Correlation coefficient between variables x and y | CLR(X) | Weathered chemical composition content |
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| Standard deviation of population X | CLR(Y) | Unweathered chemical composition content |
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| Standard deviation of population Y |
| Mean of population Y |
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| Mean of population X |
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