Here is an explanation of each line of code:
def square(number):
: This line defines a function called square
that takes a parameter number
. It is meant to calculate the square of a number using a bitwise left shift operation.
return 1 << (number - 1)
: This line uses the bitwise left shift operator <<
to shift the binary representation of the number 1 by number - 1
positions to the left. This effectively calculates 2 raised to the power of number - 1
, resulting in the square of the number. The value is then returned as the result of the square
function.
def total():
: This line defines a function called total
without any parameters. It is meant to calculate the total of a sequence of squares using a formula.
return (1 << 64) - 1
: This line uses the bitwise left shift operator <<
to shift the binary representation of the number 1 by 64 positions to the left. This effectively calculates 2 raised to the power of 64. The result is then subtracted by 1 to get the total sum of all the squares from 1 to 64. The value is then returned as the result of the total
function.
The <<
operator is a bitwise left shift operator that moves the bits of a number to the left, effectively multiplying it by 2 for each shift.
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