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me: do you know what m|n>k means?
him: sure, in a programming context, it means "if m bitwise or with n is greater than k"
me: thank you!
him: sure sure
me: and... what's it mean?
him: hehehe
me: so, bitwise, meaning counted as bits
so, the bits it takes to represent m or n is more than it takes to represent k
?
him: so, (m | n) is almost like an add... let's see... so if any bit in either variable is a 1, then in the result that bit is also a 1
so if m were, say, 100 (in binary), and n were 010, the result of m | n would be 110
me: (lying through my teeth) Ok, thanks, I get the idea.
him: sure, sure
--- END IM TRANSCRIPT --- On Tuesday, Jan 13, 2004, at 13:37 US/Pacific, J. Landman Gay wrote:
I saw this in someone's tagline months ago in a non-computer newsgroup. It has been on my desk blotter ever since, and every once in a while I try to figure it out. Anyone have a clue?
m|n>k
The beginning looks like "moron" to me, or maybe "more and". But who knows, it could be something else entirely. It's driving me nuts.
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