Table 1. Notation glossary.
| Notation | Definition |
|---|---|
| N | Total number of samples to be tested |
| k | Realized number of positive samples |
| Expected number of positive samples (used to design pooling scheme) | |
| T | Number of tests |
| S | Number of steps |
| P | Number of pipettings |
| c | Number of channels in pipette |
| w | The number of pooling intervals (i.e. weight) used in DNA Sudoku |
| W | Window/interval sizes for DNA Sudoku |
| D | Grid dimensions used for 2D pooling |
| M | Number of grids used for 2D pooling |
| n | Number of samples per pool |
| g | Number of pools |