Binary ↘ Float: The 32 Bit Single Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Standard Representation Number 0 - 0110 0000 - 010 1100 1000 0000 0010 1111 Converted and Written as a Base Ten Decimal System Number (as a Float)
0 - 0110 0000 - 010 1100 1000 0000 0010 1111: 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:
0110 0000
The last 23 bits contain the mantissa:
010 1100 1000 0000 0010 1111
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
0110 0000(2) =
0 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
0 + 64 + 32 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
64 + 32 =
96(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 = 96 - 127 = -31
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).
010 1100 1000 0000 0010 1111(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 1 × 2-2 + 0 × 2-3 + 1 × 2-4 + 1 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 0 × 2-7 + 1 × 2-8 + 0 × 2-9 + 0 × 2-10 + 0 × 2-11 + 0 × 2-12 + 0 × 2-13 + 0 × 2-14 + 0 × 2-15 + 0 × 2-16 + 0 × 2-17 + 1 × 2-18 + 0 × 2-19 + 1 × 2-20 + 1 × 2-21 + 1 × 2-22 + 1 × 2-23 =
0 + 0.25 + 0 + 0.062 5 + 0.031 25 + 0 + 0 + 0.003 906 25 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 003 814 697 265 625 + 0 + 0.000 000 953 674 316 406 25 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 + 0.000 000 238 418 579 101 562 5 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 =
0.25 + 0.062 5 + 0.031 25 + 0.003 906 25 + 0.000 003 814 697 265 625 + 0.000 000 953 674 316 406 25 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 + 0.000 000 238 418 579 101 562 5 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 =
0.347 661 852 836 608 886 718 75(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 + 0.347 661 852 836 608 886 718 75) × 2-31 =
1.347 661 852 836 608 886 718 75 × 2-31 =
0.000 000 000 627 553 953 247 428 353 279 246 948 65
0 - 0110 0000 - 010 1100 1000 0000 0010 1111 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) = 0.000 000 000 627 553 953 247 428 353 279 246 948 65(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.
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