: (COUNTBITS) ( u1 u2 u3 -- u4 ) ( count power mask -- count' ) ROT 2DUP AND >R ROT / AND R> + ; : COUNTBITS ( u1 -- u2 ) ( u2 = number of 1 bits in u1 ) 2 21845 (COUNTBITS) 4 13107 (COUNTBITS) 16 1799 (COUNTBITS) 256 15 (COUNTBITS) ;