BigInteger.bitLength
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 public int bitLength()
Description
 Returns the number of bits in the minimal two's-complement
 representation of this number, *excluding* a sign bit, i.e.,
 (ceil(log2(this < 0 ? -this : this + 1))).  (For positive
 numbers, this is equivalent to the number of bits in the
 ordinary binary representation.)