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C also - correct me if I am wrong - prints the most significant bit/octel/hex digit on the left, and the least on the extreme right, hence the operators << and >>. Also python, and most other programming languages display and (pretend to) store right to left. It's probably a human thing. |
C also - correct me if I am wrong - prints the most significant bit/octel/hex digit on the left, and the least on the extreme right, hence the operators << and >>. Also python, and most other programming languages display and (pretend to) store right to left. It's probably a human thing. |
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: I was referring to the bit numbering, not how they are printed. From what I've seen, the least significant bit is usually numbered "0" and the most significant bit "31". --[[Special:Contributions/208.80.119.67|208.80.119.67]] 02:34, 8 December 2011 (UTC) |
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'''re:''' And for negative integers |
'''re:''' And for negative integers |