Karedusprofiili puhul on profiili joonelementide, st profiili küngaste/tippude/konaruste omavaheline keskmine vahekaugus kuni 100 korda suurem kui nende keskmine kõrgus.
In the case of a roughness profile, the average distance between the profile elements of the line feature, i.e. the profile hills/peaks/bumps, is up to 100 times greater than their average height.