 Bit shift (source code)

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= Bit shift

A fixed-width left shift discards high bits and inserts low zeros. A logical right shift inserts high zeros; an arithmetic right shift propagates the sign bit. In <Java>, `<<`, `>>>` and `>>` distinguish these operations. Left shift by $k$ is multiplication by $2^k$ modulo the word modulus.

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