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Re:Write A Function To Determine If A Number Is A Power Of 2 by mgedmin on Monday October 18, 2010 @11:39AM (#1803879)
>>> isPower2(231) False

Floating point gets you approximate answers.

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Re:Write A Function To Determine If A Number Is A Power Of 2 by mgedmin on Monday October 18, 2010 @11:40AM (#1803886)
That was supposed to say

    >>> isPower2(2**31)
    False
mutter why no preview button on HN mutter
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Re:Write A Function To Determine If A Number Is A Power Of 2 by scott_s on Monday October 18, 2010 @11:41AM (#1803891)
It does, however, have an edit option for a few minutes after you post.
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