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# significandBitPattern

The raw encoding of the value’s significand field.

```
var significandBitPattern: UInt16 { get }
```

## Discussion

The `significandBitPattern` property does not include the leading
integral bit of the significand, even for types like `Float80` that
store it explicitly.

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