lean2/src/util/numerics/power.h

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/*
Copyright (c) 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Released under Apache 2.0 license as described in the file LICENSE.
Author: Leonardo de Moura
*/
namespace lean {
/**
\brief Template for computing <tt>a^k</tt>.
*/
template<typename T>
T power(T const & a, unsigned k) {
unsigned mask = 1;
T power = a;
T b = 1;
while (mask <= k) {
if (mask & k)
b *= power;
power *= power;
mask = mask << 1;
}
return b;
}
}