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Function rightArithShift #
Bitwise right arithmetic shift of a value x by y number of bits, `x >> y`.
For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
For units, the function is evaluated on the best prefix base.
Syntax #
```js
math.rightArithShift(x, y)
```
Parameters #
Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number | BigNumber | bigint | Array | Matrix | Value to be shifted
`y` | number | BigNumber | bigint | Amount of shifts
Returns #
Type | Description
---- | -----------
number | BigNumber | bigint | Array | Matrix | `x` zero-filled shifted right `y` times
Throws #
Type | Description
---- | -----------
Examples #
```js
math.rightArithShift(4, 2) // returns number 1
math.rightArithShift([16, -32, 64], 4) // returns Array [1, -2, 4]
```
See also #
[bitAnd](bitAnd.html),
[bitNot](bitNot.html),
[bitOr](bitOr.html),
[bitXor](bitXor.html),
[rightArithShift](rightArithShift.html),
[rightLogShift](rightLogShift.html)