Bits

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Bits

$\begin{usage} import from Bits \end{usage}$

$\begin{descr} Bits~is a type whose elements are arrays of bits, which can be us... ...t than arrays of boolean values, but the functionality is the same. \end{descr}$

Exports

apply: (%, Z) $\to$ Boolean test a bit

dimension: (%, Z) $\to$ Z number of true bits

false: Z $\to$ % create a set of false bits

set!: (%, Z, Boolean) $\to$ Boolean set a bit

true: Z $\to$ % create a set of true bits

where
Z == MachineInteger

Subsections

apply
dimension
false,true
set!

Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13

`apply`:	(%, Z) $\to$ `Boolean`	test a bit
`dimension`:	(%, Z) $\to$ Z	number of true bits
`false`:	Z $\to$ %	create a set of false bits
`set!`:	(%, Z, `Boolean`) $\to$ `Boolean`	set a bit
`true`:	Z $\to$ %	create a set of true bits