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BitShiftLeft

BitShiftLeft[n, k]
shifts the binary bits in the integer n to the left by k places, padding with zeros on the right.

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BitShiftLeft[n, k] is equivalent to .

Negative values of k shift to the right.

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Shift 3 places to the left:

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