bitwise shift?

[Tobiah]

John Machin wrote:
> On 26/04/2007 7:10 AM, Sherm Pendley wrote:
> 
>> Shift left is *not* the same as multiplying by k. It is the same as 
>> multi-
>> plying by 2^k. 
> 
> Where I come from, ^ is the exclusive-or operator. Of course YMMV in WV :-)

desktops:toby:ga> bc
bc 1.06
Copyright 1991-1994, 1997, 1998, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details type `warranty'.
2^3
8

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