Magic number (ConceptClass, 6)
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| - | A '''magic number''' is a number which is one less than a positive integer power of [[two]]. Thus, [[1]], [[3]], [[7]], [[15]], [[31]] and so on are magic numbers. | + | A '''magic number''' is a [[number]] which is one less than a positive integer power of [[two]]. Thus, [[1]], [[3]], [[7]], [[15]], [[31]] and so on are magic numbers. |
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Revision as of 02:24, 8 April 2009
A magic number is a number which is one less than a positive integer power of two. Thus, 1, 3, 7, 15, 31 and so on are magic numbers.
