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\begin{usage} dimension(b, n) \end{usage}

\begin{params} {\em b} & \% & A set of bits\\ {\em n} & \htmlref{\texttt{MachineInteger}}{MachineInteger} & An index\\\end{params}

\begin{retval} Returns the number of bits of index between 1 and $n$\ that are true. \end{retval}

Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13