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Summary of Query Design Parameters
| Notation | Meaning | Typical Values | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Φ | Query design | ||
| n | Number of specimens | Thousands | |
| t | Number of queries (pools) | ||
| w | Weight | ≤ 8 | Number of times a specimen is sampled |
| rmax | Max. level of compression | ≲ 1000 | Maximal number of specimens in a pool |
| τmax | Number of queries in the largest query group | Up to a few hundreds | Corresponds to barcode synthesis reactions for a single experiment |
