NAME
    ilog2 - floor of logarithm to base 2

SYNOPSIS
    ilog2(x)

TYPES
    x           nonzero real

    return      integer

DESCRIPTION
    Returns the greatest integer n for which 2^n <= abs(x).

EXAMPLE
    ; print ilog2(1), ilog2(2), ilog2(3), ilog2(4), ilog(1/15)
    0 1 1 2 -4

LIMITS
    none

LINK LIBRARY
    long qilog2(NUMBER *q)

SEE ALSO
    ilog, ilogn, ilog10, ln, log, log2, logn

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