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Trace: Binary Search Steps

How many loop iterations run?
Starter code
let lo=0,hi=15,target=11,steps=0;
while(lo<=hi){let mid=(lo+hi)>>1;steps++;
 if(mid===target)break;
 if(mid<target)lo=mid+1;else hi=mid-1;}
console.log(steps)

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