Binary ↘ Float: The 32 Bit Single Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Standard Representation Number 0 - 0111 1111 - 011 1101 0111 1111 1100 0011 Converted and Written as a Base Ten Decimal System Number (as a Float)
0 - 0111 1111 - 011 1101 0111 1111 1100 0011: 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:
0111 1111
The last 23 bits contain the mantissa:
011 1101 0111 1111 1100 0011
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
0111 1111(2) =
0 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 1 × 20 =
0 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 =
64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 =
127(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 = 127 - 127 = 0
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).
011 1101 0111 1111 1100 0011(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 1 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 1 × 2-4 + 1 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 1 × 2-7 + 0 × 2-8 + 1 × 2-9 + 1 × 2-10 + 1 × 2-11 + 1 × 2-12 + 1 × 2-13 + 1 × 2-14 + 1 × 2-15 + 1 × 2-16 + 1 × 2-17 + 0 × 2-18 + 0 × 2-19 + 0 × 2-20 + 0 × 2-21 + 1 × 2-22 + 1 × 2-23 =
0 + 0.25 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.031 25 + 0 + 0.007 812 5 + 0 + 0.001 953 125 + 0.000 976 562 5 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0.000 061 035 156 25 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 0.000 007 629 394 531 25 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 238 418 579 101 562 5 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 =
0.25 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.031 25 + 0.007 812 5 + 0.001 953 125 + 0.000 976 562 5 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0.000 061 035 156 25 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 0.000 007 629 394 531 25 + 0.000 000 238 418 579 101 562 5 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 =
0.480 461 478 233 337 402 343 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 + 0.480 461 478 233 337 402 343 75) × 20 =
1.480 461 478 233 337 402 343 75 × 20 =
1.480 461 478 233 337 402 343 75
0 - 0111 1111 - 011 1101 0111 1111 1100 0011 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) = 1.480 461 478 233 337 402 343 75(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.
More operations with 32 bit single precision IEEE 754 binary floating point standard representation numbers: