@staticmethod<EOL><INDENT>def _is_msb_one(v, bits):<DEDENT>
return not StridedInterval._is_msb_zero(v, bits)<EOL>
Checks if the most significant bit is one (i.e. is the integer negative under signed arithmetic).

:param v: The integer to check with
:param bits: Bits of the integer
:return: True or False