   <dl><dt>mat</dt>
<dd><p>A numeric matrix of RNA-seq counts. The rows index the genes and
the columns index the samples.</p></dd>


<dt>thinlog2</dt>
<dd><p>A vector of numerics. Element i is the amount to thin
(on the log2-scale) for sample i. For
example, a value of 0 means that we do not thin, a value of 1 means
that we thin by a factor of 2, a value of 2 means we thin by a factor
of 4, etc.</p></dd>


<dt>relative</dt>
<dd><p>A logical. Should we apply relative thinning (<code>TRUE</code>)
or absolute