For instance, "s" = (2,6) indicates that two test eggs are available and 6 (consecutive) floors are yet to be tested. The initial state of the process is "s" = ("N","H") where "N" denotes the number of test eggs available at the commencement of the experiment. The process terminates either when there are no more test eggs ("n" = 0) or when "k" = 0, whichever occurs first. If termination occurs at state "s" = (0,"k") and "k" > 0, then the test failed.