nextpow2

Scilab Function
Last update : 2002

nextpow2 - next higher power of 2.

### Calling Sequence

  `t=nextpow2(x)`

### Parameters

- `x`: real vector or matrix
- `p`: integer vector or matrix

### Description

If `x` is a scalar, `nextpow2(x)` returns the first `p` such that `2^p >= abs(x)` . if `x` is a vector or a matrix `nextpow2(x)` applies element-wise.

### Examples

    nextpow2(127)
    nextpow2(128)
    nextpow2(0:10)

### See Also

`frexp`,