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Bit Manipulation easy

Count Set Bits

Implement a function that returns the number of set bits (1s) in the binary representation of a non-negative integer.

bit-manipulation binary counting

Bit Manipulation easy

Gray Code Decode

Implement gray_decode(n) that converts an n-bit Gray code integer back to its standard binary value using XOR accumulation.

gray-code bit-manipulation xor

Bit Manipulation easy

Compress Bits Run

Write a function that compresses a binary string by representing consecutive identical bits as a count-bit pair.

bit-manipulation strings compression

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Sparse Number Check

Check if a non-negative integer is sparse, meaning its binary representation contains no adjacent 1 bits.

bitwise binary conditionals

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Bit Manipulation — Python coding challenges

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