t number of failures to be observed.
              </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">p</span></dt>
<dd><p>
                The probability of <span class="emphasis"><em>success</em></span> for each trial.
              </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">alpha</span></dt>
<dd><p>
                The maximum acceptable <span class="emphasis"><em>risk</em></span> that only <span class="emphasis"><em>k</em></span>
                failures or fewer will be observed.
              </p></dd>
</dl>
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