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1 @c -*-texinfo-*-
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2 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
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3 @c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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4 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
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5 @setfilename ../info/numbers
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6 @node Numbers, Strings and Characters, Lisp Data Types, Top
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7 @chapter Numbers
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8 @cindex integers
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9 @cindex numbers
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11 GNU Emacs supports two numeric data types: @dfn{integers} and
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12 @dfn{floating point numbers}. Integers are whole numbers such as
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13 @minus{}3, 0, 7, 13, and 511. Their values are exact. Floating point
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14 numbers are numbers with fractional parts, such as @minus{}4.5, 0.0, or
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15 2.71828. They can also be expressed in exponential notation:
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16 1.5e2 equals 150; in this example, @samp{e2} stands for ten to the
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17 second power, and is multiplied by 1.5. Floating point values are not
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18 exact; they have a fixed, limited amount of precision.
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20 Support for floating point numbers is a new feature in Emacs 19, and it
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21 is controlled by a separate compilation option, so you may encounter a site
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22 where Emacs does not support them.
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24 @menu
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25 * Integer Basics:: Representation and range of integers.
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26 * Float Basics:: Representation and range of floating point.
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27 * Predicates on Numbers:: Testing for numbers.
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28 * Comparison of Numbers:: Equality and inequality predicates.
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29 * Numeric Conversions:: Converting float to integer and vice versa.
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30 * Arithmetic Operations:: How to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
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31 * Rounding Operations:: Explicitly rounding floating point numbers.
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32 * Bitwise Operations:: Logical and, or, not, shifting.
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33 * Math Functions:: Trig, exponential and logarithmic functions.
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34 * Random Numbers:: Obtaining random integers, predictable or not.
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35 @end menu
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37 @node Integer Basics
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38 @comment node-name, next, previous, up
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39 @section Integer Basics
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41 The range of values for an integer depends on the machine. The
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42 minimum range is @minus{}134217728 to 134217727 (28 bits; i.e.,
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44 -2**27
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46 @tex
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47 $-2^{27}$
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48 @end tex
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51 2**27 - 1),
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52 @end ifinfo
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53 @tex
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54 $2^{27}-1$),
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55 @end tex
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56 but some machines may provide a wider range. Many examples in this
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57 chapter assume an integer has 28 bits.
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58 @cindex overflow
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60 The Lisp reader reads an integer as a sequence of digits with optional
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61 initial sign and optional final period.
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63 @example
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64 1 ; @r{The integer 1.}
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65 1. ; @r{The integer 1.}
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66 +1 ; @r{Also the integer 1.}
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67 -1 ; @r{The integer @minus{}1.}
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68 268435457 ; @r{Also the integer 1, due to overflow.}
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69 0 ; @r{The integer 0.}
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70 -0 ; @r{The integer 0.}
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71 @end example
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72
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73 To understand how various functions work on integers, especially the
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74 bitwise operators (@pxref{Bitwise Operations}), it is often helpful to
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75 view the numbers in their binary form.
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77 In 28-bit binary, the decimal integer 5 looks like this:
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79 @example
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80 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101
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81 @end example
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83 @noindent
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84 (We have inserted spaces between groups of 4 bits, and two spaces
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85 between groups of 8 bits, to make the binary integer easier to read.)
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87 The integer @minus{}1 looks like this:
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89 @example
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90 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111
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91 @end example
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93 @noindent
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94 @cindex two's complement
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95 @minus{}1 is represented as 28 ones. (This is called @dfn{two's
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96 complement} notation.)
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98 The negative integer, @minus{}5, is creating by subtracting 4 from
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99 @minus{}1. In binary, the decimal integer 4 is 100. Consequently,
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102 @example
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103 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1011
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104 @end example
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106 In this implementation, the largest 28-bit binary integer value is
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107 134,217,727 in decimal. In binary, it looks like this:
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109 @example
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113 Since the arithmetic functions do not check whether integers go
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114 outside their range, when you add 1 to 134,217,727, the value is the
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115 negative integer @minus{}134,217,728:
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117 @example
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119 @result{} -134217728
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120 @result{} 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
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121 @end example
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123 Many of the following functions accept markers for arguments as well
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124 as integers. (@xref{Markers}.) More precisely, the actual arguments to
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125 such functions may be either integers or markers, which is why we often
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126 give these arguments the name @var{int-or-marker}. When the argument
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127 value is a marker, its position value is used and its buffer is ignored.
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129 @ignore
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130 In version 19, except where @emph{integer} is specified as an
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131 argument, all of the functions for markers and integers also work for
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132 floating point numbers.
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133 @end ignore
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135 @node Float Basics
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136 @section Floating Point Basics
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138 @cindex @code{LISP_FLOAT_TYPE} configuration macro
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139 Emacs version 19 supports floating point numbers, if compiled with the
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140 macro @code{LISP_FLOAT_TYPE} defined. The precise range of floating
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141 point numbers is machine-specific; it is the same as the range of the C
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142 data type @code{double} on the machine in question.
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144 The printed representation for floating point numbers requires either
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145 a decimal point (with at least one digit following), an exponent, or
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146 both. For example, @samp{1500.0}, @samp{15e2}, @samp{15.0e2},
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147 @samp{1.5e3}, and @samp{.15e4} are five ways of writing a floating point
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148 number whose value is 1500. They are all equivalent. You can also use
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149 a minus sign to write negative floating point numbers, as in
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150 @samp{-1.0}.
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152 @cindex IEEE floating point
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153 @cindex positive infinity
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154 @cindex negative infinity
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155 @cindex infinity
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156 @cindex NaN
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157 Most modern computers support the IEEE floating point standard, which
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158 provides for positive infinity and negative infinity as floating point
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159 values. It also provides for a class of values called NaN or
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160 ``not-a-number''; numerical functions return such values in cases where
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161 there is no correct answer. For example, @code{(sqrt -1.0)} returns a
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162 NaN. For practical purposes, there's no significant difference between
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189 This predicate tests whether its argument is a floating point
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196 This predicate tests whether its argument is an integer, and returns
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201 This predicate tests whether its argument is a number (either integer or
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227 To test numbers for numerical equality, you should normally use
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228 @code{=}, not @code{eq}. There can be many distinct floating point
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229 number objects with the same numeric value. If you use @code{eq} to
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231 @emph{object}. By contrast, @code{=} compares only the numeric values
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236 concerned. It is sometimes convenient to use @code{eq} for comparing an
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239 type. By contrast, @code{=} signals an error if the arguments are not
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240 numbers or markers. However, it is a good idea to use @code{=} if you
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369 addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Remainder and modulus
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533 This function returns the value of @var{dividend} modulo @var{divisor};
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571 @group
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573 (* (floor @var{dividend} @var{divisor}) @var{divisor}))
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583 @node Rounding Operations
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584 @section Rounding Operations
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585 @cindex rounding without conversion
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588 @code{ftruncate} take a floating point argument and return a floating
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590 nearest integer below; @code{fceiling}, the nearest integer above;
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591 @code{ftruncate}, the nearest integer in the direction towards zero;
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595 This function rounds @var{float} to the next lower integral value, and
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605 This function rounds @var{float} towards zero to an integral value, and
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607 @end defun
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609 @defun fround float
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610 This function rounds @var{float} to the nearest integral value,
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612 @end defun
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615 @section Bitwise Operations on Integers
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620 @dfn{shifting} moves the whole sequence left or right one or more places,
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623 The bitwise operations in Emacs Lisp apply only to integers.
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626 @cindex logical shift
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641 @result{} 10
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646 @result{} 14
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663 @result{} 12
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674 @result{} 3
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681 @result{} 2
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682 ;; @r{Decimal 5 becomes decimal 2.}
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683 00000101 @result{} 00000010
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684 @end group
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685 @end example
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686
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687 @noindent
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688 As the example illustrates, shifting one place to the right divides the
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689 value of a positive integer by two, rounding downward.
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691 The function @code{lsh}, like all Emacs Lisp arithmetic functions, does
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692 not check for overflow, so shifting left can discard significant bits
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693 and change the sign of the number. For example, left shifting
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694 134,217,727 produces @minus{}2 on a 28-bit machine:
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696 @example
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697 (lsh 134217727 1) ; @r{left shift}
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698 @result{} -2
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699 @end example
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700
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701 In binary, in the 28-bit implementation, the argument looks like this:
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703 @example
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705 ;; @r{Decimal 134,217,727}
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706 0111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111
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707 @end group
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708 @end example
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709
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710 @noindent
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712
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713 @example
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714 @group
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715 ;; @r{Decimal @minus{}2}
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716 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110
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717 @end group
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718 @end example
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719 @end defun
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720
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721 @defun ash integer1 count
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722 @cindex arithmetic shift
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724 to the left @var{count} places, or to the right if @var{count}
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726
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729 @code{ash} puts ones in the empty bit positions on the left, while
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730 @code{lsh} puts zeros in those bit positions.
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731
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736 @group
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737 (ash -6 -1) @result{} -3
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738 ;; @r{Decimal @minus{}6 becomes decimal @minus{}3.}
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739 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1010
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740 @result{}
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741 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1101
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742 @end group
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743 @end example
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744
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745 In contrast, shifting the pattern of bits one place to the right with
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746 @code{lsh} looks like this:
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747
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748 @example
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749 @group
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750 (lsh -6 -1) @result{} 134217725
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751 ;; @r{Decimal @minus{}6 becomes decimal 134,217,725.}
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752 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1010
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753 @result{}
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754 0111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1101
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756 @end example
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757
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758 Here are other examples:
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759
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760 @c !!! Check if lined up in smallbook format! XDVI shows problem
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761 @c with smallbook but not with regular book! --rjc 16mar92
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762 @smallexample
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764 ; @r{ 28-bit binary values}
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766 (lsh 5 2) ; 5 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101}
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767 @result{} 20 ; = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 0100}
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769 @group
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770 (ash 5 2)
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771 @result{} 20
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772 (lsh -5 2) ; -5 = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1011}
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773 @result{} -20 ; = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110 1100}
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775 @result{} -20
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778 (lsh 5 -2) ; 5 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101}
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779 @result{} 1 ; = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001}
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781 @group
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782 (ash 5 -2)
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783 @result{} 1
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784 @end group
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786 (lsh -5 -2) ; -5 = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1011}
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787 @result{} 4194302 ; = @r{0011 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110}
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788 @end group
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790 (ash -5 -2) ; -5 = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1011}
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791 @result{} -2 ; = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1110}
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792 @end group
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793 @end smallexample
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794 @end defun
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795
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796 @defun logand &rest ints-or-markers
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797 @cindex logical and
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798 @cindex bitwise and
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799 This function returns the ``logical and'' of the arguments: the
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800 @var{n}th bit is set in the result if, and only if, the @var{n}th bit is
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802 rather than 0.)
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803
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806 In both the binary numbers, the leftmost two bits are set (i.e., they
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808 However, for the rightmost two bits, each is zero in at least one of
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809 the arguments, so the rightmost two bits of the returned value are 0's.
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811 @noindent
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812 Therefore,
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815 @group
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816 (logand 13 12)
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817 @result{} 12
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818 @end group
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819 @end example
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822 @minus{}1. This number is an identity element for @code{logand}
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824 @code{logand} is passed just one argument, it returns that argument.
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825
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826 @smallexample
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828 ; @r{ 28-bit binary values}
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830 (logand 14 13) ; 14 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1110}
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831 ; 13 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1101}
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832 @result{} 12 ; 12 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100}
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836 (logand 14 13 4) ; 14 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1110}
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837 ; 13 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1101}
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838 ; 4 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0100}
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839 @result{} 4 ; 4 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0100}
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841
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842 @group
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843 (logand)
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844 @result{} -1 ; -1 = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111}
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845 @end group
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846 @end smallexample
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847 @end defun
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848
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849 @defun logior &rest ints-or-markers
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850 @cindex logical inclusive or
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851 @cindex bitwise or
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852 This function returns the ``inclusive or'' of its arguments: the @var{n}th bit
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853 is set in the result if, and only if, the @var{n}th bit is set in at least
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854 one of the arguments. If there are no arguments, the result is zero,
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855 which is an identity element for this operation. If @code{logior} is
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857
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858 @smallexample
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859 @group
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860 ; @r{ 28-bit binary values}
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861
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862 (logior 12 5) ; 12 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100}
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863 ; 5 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101}
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864 @result{} 13 ; 13 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1101}
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865 @end group
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867 @group
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868 (logior 12 5 7) ; 12 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100}
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869 ; 5 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101}
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870 ; 7 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0111}
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871 @result{} 15 ; 15 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1111}
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872 @end group
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873 @end smallexample
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874 @end defun
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875
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876 @defun logxor &rest ints-or-markers
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877 @cindex bitwise exclusive or
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878 @cindex logical exclusive or
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879 This function returns the ``exclusive or'' of its arguments: the
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880 @var{n}th bit is set in the result if, and only if, the @var{n}th bit is
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881 set in an odd number of the arguments. If there are no arguments, the
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882 result is 0, which is an identity element for this operation. If
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883 @code{logxor} is passed just one argument, it returns that argument.
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884
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885 @smallexample
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886 @group
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887 ; @r{ 28-bit binary values}
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888
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889 (logxor 12 5) ; 12 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100}
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890 ; 5 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101}
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891 @result{} 9 ; 9 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1001}
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892 @end group
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894 @group
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895 (logxor 12 5 7) ; 12 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100}
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896 ; 5 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101}
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897 ; 7 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0111}
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898 @result{} 14 ; 14 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1110}
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899 @end group
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900 @end smallexample
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901 @end defun
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902
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903 @defun lognot integer
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904 @cindex logical not
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905 @cindex bitwise not
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906 This function returns the logical complement of its argument: the @var{n}th
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907 bit is one in the result if, and only if, the @var{n}th bit is zero in
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908 @var{integer}, and vice-versa.
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909
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910 @example
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911 (lognot 5)
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912 @result{} -6
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913 ;; 5 = @r{0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101}
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914 ;; @r{becomes}
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915 ;; -6 = @r{1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1111 1010}
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916 @end example
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917 @end defun
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918
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919 @node Math Functions
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920 @section Standard Mathematical Functions
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921 @cindex transcendental functions
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922 @cindex mathematical functions
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923
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924 These mathematical functions are available if floating point is
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925 supported. They allow integers as well as floating point numbers
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926 as arguments.
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927
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928 @defun sin arg
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929 @defunx cos arg
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930 @defunx tan arg
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931 These are the ordinary trigonometric functions, with argument measured
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932 in radians.
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933 @end defun
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934
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935 @defun asin arg
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936 The value of @code{(asin @var{arg})} is a number between @minus{}pi/2
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937 and pi/2 (inclusive) whose sine is @var{arg}; if, however, @var{arg}
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938 is out of range (outside [-1, 1]), then the result is a NaN.
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939 @end defun
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940
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941 @defun acos arg
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942 The value of @code{(acos @var{arg})} is a number between 0 and pi
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943 (inclusive) whose cosine is @var{arg}; if, however, @var{arg}
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944 is out of range (outside [-1, 1]), then the result is a NaN.
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945 @end defun
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946
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947 @defun atan arg
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948 The value of @code{(atan @var{arg})} is a number between @minus{}pi/2
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949 and pi/2 (exclusive) whose tangent is @var{arg}.
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950 @end defun
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951
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952 @defun exp arg
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953 This is the exponential function; it returns @i{e} to the power
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954 @var{arg}. @i{e} is a fundamental mathematical constant also called the
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955 base of natural logarithms.
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956 @end defun
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957
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958 @defun log arg &optional base
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959 This function returns the logarithm of @var{arg}, with base @var{base}.
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960 If you don't specify @var{base}, the base @var{e} is used. If @var{arg}
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961 is negative, the result is a NaN.
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962 @end defun
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963
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964 @ignore
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965 @defun expm1 arg
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966 This function returns @code{(1- (exp @var{arg}))}, but it is more
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967 accurate than that when @var{arg} is negative and @code{(exp @var{arg})}
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968 is close to 1.
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969 @end defun
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970
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971 @defun log1p arg
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972 This function returns @code{(log (1+ @var{arg}))}, but it is more
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973 accurate than that when @var{arg} is so small that adding 1 to it would
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974 lose accuracy.
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975 @end defun
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976 @end ignore
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977
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978 @defun log10 arg
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979 This function returns the logarithm of @var{arg}, with base 10. If
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980 @var{arg} is negative, the result is a NaN. @code{(log10 @var{x})}
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981 @equiv{} @code{(log @var{x} 10)}, at least approximately.
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982 @end defun
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983
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984 @defun expt x y
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985 This function returns @var{x} raised to power @var{y}. If both
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986 arguments are integers and @var{y} is positive, the result is an
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987 integer; in this case, it is truncated to fit the range of possible
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988 integer values.
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989 @end defun
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990
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991 @defun sqrt arg
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992 This returns the square root of @var{arg}. If @var{arg} is negative,
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993 the value is a NaN.
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994 @end defun
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995
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996 @node Random Numbers
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997 @section Random Numbers
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998 @cindex random numbers
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999
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1000 A deterministic computer program cannot generate true random numbers.
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1001 For most purposes, @dfn{pseudo-random numbers} suffice. A series of
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1002 pseudo-random numbers is generated in a deterministic fashion. The
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1003 numbers are not truly random, but they have certain properties that
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1004 mimic a random series. For example, all possible values occur equally
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1007 In Emacs, pseudo-random numbers are generated from a ``seed'' number.
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1008 Starting from any given seed, the @code{random} function always
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1009 generates the same sequence of numbers. Emacs always starts with the
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1010 same seed value, so the sequence of values of @code{random} is actually
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1011 the same in each Emacs run! For example, in one operating system, the
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1012 first call to @code{(random)} after you start Emacs always returns
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1013 -1457731, and the second one always returns -7692030. This
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1014 repeatability is helpful for debugging.
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1016 If you want truly unpredictable random numbers, execute @code{(random
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1017 t)}. This chooses a new seed based on the current time of day and on
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1018 Emacs's process @sc{id} number.
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1020 @defun random &optional limit
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1021 This function returns a pseudo-random integer. Repeated calls return a
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1022 series of pseudo-random integers.
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1025 nonnegative and less than @var{limit}.
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1027 If @var{limit} is @code{t}, it means to choose a new seed based on the
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1028 current time of day and on Emacs's process @sc{id} number.
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1029 @c "Emacs'" is incorrect usage!
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1031 On some machines, any integer representable in Lisp may be the result
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1032 of @code{random}. On other machines, the result can never be larger
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1033 than a certain maximum or less than a certain (negative) minimum.
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1034 @end defun