Full name
math.ldexp
Library
math
Syntax
math.ldexp(x, i)
Description
The math.ldexp function returns x * (2 ** i). This function is basically the inverse of the math.frexp function.
Result
The math.ldexp function returns a real number.
Examples
We can obtain the result of 1.5 * (2 ** 3) with the following code:
math.ldexp(1.5, 3)
12.0
We confirm that, indeed, this result coincides with the desired calculation:
1.5 * (2 ** 3)
12.0
