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BitGet[n,k]

gets the bit corresponding to the coefficient of in the integer n.

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BitGet

BitGet[n,k]

gets the bit corresponding to the coefficient of in the integer n.

Details

  • BitGet[n,k] gets the bit k places from the right.
  • BitGet represents the bits it retrieves as 0 or 1.

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Display coefficients at powers of 2 in the integer 42:

Get the bit corresponding to the coefficient at 20:

Get the bit corresponding to the coefficient at 23:

Wolfram Research (2007), BitGet, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BitGet.html.

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Wolfram Research (2007), BitGet, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BitGet.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2007. "BitGet." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BitGet.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2007). BitGet. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BitGet.html

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_bitget, author="Wolfram Research", title="{BitGet}", year="2007", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BitGet.html}", note=[Accessed: 31-August-2025]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_bitget, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={BitGet}, year={2007}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/BitGet.html}, note=[Accessed: 31-August-2025]}