Binary ↘ Float: The 32 Bit Single Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Standard Representation Number 0 - 1011 1010 - 101 1101 0001 0000 0001 0010 Converted and Written as a Base Ten Decimal System Number (as a Float)
0 - 1011 1010 - 101 1101 0001 0000 0001 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:
1011 1010
The last 23 bits contain the mantissa:
101 1101 0001 0000 0001 0010
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
1011 1010(2) =
1 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
128 + 0 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 0 + 2 + 0 =
128 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 2 =
186(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 = 186 - 127 = 59
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).
101 1101 0001 0000 0001 0010(2) =
1 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 1 × 2-4 + 1 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 1 × 2-7 + 0 × 2-8 + 0 × 2-9 + 0 × 2-10 + 1 × 2-11 + 0 × 2-12 + 0 × 2-13 + 0 × 2-14 + 0 × 2-15 + 0 × 2-16 + 0 × 2-17 + 0 × 2-18 + 1 × 2-19 + 0 × 2-20 + 0 × 2-21 + 1 × 2-22 + 0 × 2-23 =
0.5 + 0 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.031 25 + 0 + 0.007 812 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 238 418 579 101 562 5 + 0 =
0.5 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.031 25 + 0.007 812 5 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 238 418 579 101 562 5 =
0.727 052 927 017 211 914 062 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 + 0.727 052 927 017 211 914 062 5) × 259 =
1.727 052 927 017 211 914 062 5 × 259 =
995 578 229 576 171 520
0 - 1011 1010 - 101 1101 0001 0000 0001 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) = 995 578 229 576 171 520(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.
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