xor-mask-width-matches-input

Status: IN

The complement mask is always exactly `num.bit_length()` bits wide via `(1 << bit_length) - 1`, so the complement never introduces bits above the MSB of the input — this is what distinguishes it from a fixed-width (e.g., 32-bit) complement.

Source: entries/2026/06/06/number-complement-solution.md

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