bitwise right shift (>>)

Moves all of the bits of num1 to the right by num2 places.

Each place shifted is equivalent to dividing by 2. Remainders (the 0.5 when dividing an odd number) are thrown away.

Syntax

num1 >> num2

Return Type

Integer

Examples

SELECT 8>>1, bin(8), bin(8>>1);
+------+--------+-----------+
| 8>>1 | bin(8) | bin(8>>1) |
+------+--------+-----------+
|    4 | 1000   | 100       |
+------+--------+-----------+
SELECT 7>>1, bin(7), bin(7>>1);
+------+--------+-----------+
| 7>>1 | bin(7) | bin(7>>1) |
+------+--------+-----------+
|    3 | 111    | 11        |
+------+--------+-----------+

Last modified: February 24, 2023

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