Binary ↘ Float: The 32 Bit Single Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Standard Representation Number 0 - 0000 0001 - 000 0000 0100 0001 1001 0010 Converted and Written as a Base Ten Decimal System Number (as a Float)
0 - 0000 0001 - 000 0000 0100 0001 1001 0010: 32 bit single precision IEEE 754 binary floating point standard representation number converted to decimal system (base ten)
1. Identify the elements that make up the binary representation of the number:
The first bit (the leftmost) indicates the sign,
1 = negative, 0 = positive.
0
The next 8 bits contain the exponent:
0000 0001
The last 23 bits contain the mantissa:
000 0000 0100 0001 1001 0010
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
0000 0001(2) =
0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20 =
0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 1 =
1 =
1(10)
3. Adjust the exponent.
Subtract the excess bits: 2(8 - 1) - 1 = 127,
that is due to the 8 bit excess/bias notation.
The exponent, adjusted = 1 - 127 = -126
4. Convert the mantissa from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The mantissa represents the fractional part of the number (what comes after the whole part of the number, separated from it by a comma).
000 0000 0100 0001 1001 0010(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 0 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 0 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 0 × 2-7 + 0 × 2-8 + 1 × 2-9 + 0 × 2-10 + 0 × 2-11 + 0 × 2-12 + 0 × 2-13 + 0 × 2-14 + 1 × 2-15 + 1 × 2-16 + 0 × 2-17 + 0 × 2-18 + 1 × 2-19 + 0 × 2-20 + 0 × 2-21 + 1 × 2-22 + 0 × 2-23 =
0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.001 953 125 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 238 418 579 101 562 5 + 0 =
0.001 953 125 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 238 418 579 101 562 5 =
0.002 001 047 134 399 414 062 5(10)
5. Put all the numbers into expression to calculate the single precision floating point decimal value:
(-1)Sign × (1 + Mantissa) × 2(Adjusted exponent) =
(-1)0 × (1 + 0.002 001 047 134 399 414 062 5) × 2-126 =
1.002 001 047 134 399 414 062 5 × 2-126 =
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 01
0 - 0000 0001 - 000 0000 0100 0001 1001 0010 converted from a 32 bit single precision IEEE 754 binary floating point standard representation number to a decimal system number, written in base ten (float) = 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 01(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.
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