sqroot of a 2**n number ?

[Ozan Yigit]

In article <4890 at umd5.umd.edu> setzer at wam.umd.edu writes:

>int sqrt_of_2_to_the_n(n)
>int n;
>{
>    return (1 << (n / 2));  /* integer division */
>}

Say what ?? (1 << (16 / 2) == 256 !!! I always thought sqrt(16) == 4.

oz
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