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C++ Bitwise Operations Cheatsheet

Basic Bitwise Operators

Operator	Name	Plain English	Example	Result
&	AND	"Both bits must be ON"	5 & 3 0101 & 0011	0001 (1)
|	OR	"At least one bit must be ON"	5 | 3 0101 | 0011	0111 (7)
^	XOR	"Bits must be different"	5 ^ 3 0101 ^ 0011	0110 (6)
~	NOT	"Flip all bits"	~5``~00000101	11111010 (-6)*

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Overview

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Core Concept: Code as Sentences

graph LR
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