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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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Latest revision as of 22:33, 8 May 2013

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.