function [bits]=calcbits(bounds)// function [bits]=calcbits(bounds,precision)//// Determine the number of bits to represent a float number to the precision// provided.//// bits      - the number of bits required per variable// bounds    - the bounds on the variables// precision - the least difference to distinguish two numbers// Binary and Real-Valued Simulation Evolution for Matlab // Copyright (C) 1996 C.R. Houck, J.A. Joines, M.G. Kay //// C.R. Houck, J.Joines, and M.Kay. A genetic algorithm for function// optimization: A Matlab implementation. ACM Transactions on Mathmatical// Software, Submitted 1996.//// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by// the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)// any later version.//// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the// GNU General Public License for more details. A copy of the GNU // General Public License can be obtained from the // Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.bits=ceil(log2((bounds(:,2)-bounds(:,1))' ./ bounds(:,3)'));// bits=ceil(log( (bounds(:,2)-bounds(:,1))' .* 10.^precision+1) ./ log(2));