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BitShiftRight

BitShiftRight[n, k]
shifts the binary bits in the integer n to the right by k places, dropping bits that are shifted past the unit's position on the right.

BitShiftRight[n]
shifts one bit to the right.

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BitShiftRight[n, k] is equivalent to IntegerPart[n/2^k].

Negative values of k shift to the left.

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