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Left Shift

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Left Shift

Left shift calculator for binary/decimal inputs.

Example: 1010, 2

Definition: Shifts the input left by the specified number of bit positions, inserting zeros on the right.

Conversion formula

Left shift (logical):
Shifting left by n bits multiplies the value by 2^n (dropping overflow bits for fixed widths).

Example (8-bit): 00010101 << 2 = 01010100 (21 << 2 = 84)