32 Bit IEEE 754 Binary to Float: Convert 1 - 1000 0010 - 101 1111 0011 1111 0011 0100, Number Written in 32 Bit Single Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Standard Representation, to a Base Ten Decimal System Float
1 - 1000 0010 - 101 1111 0011 1111 0011 0100: 32 bit single precision IEEE 754 binary floating point standard representation number converted to a base ten decimal system float
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.
1
The next 8 bits contain the exponent:
1000 0010
The last 23 bits contain the mantissa:
101 1111 0011 1111 0011 0100
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
1000 0010(2) =
1 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
128 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 0 =
128 + 2 =
130(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 = 130 - 127 = 3
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 1111 0011 1111 0011 0100(2) =
1 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 1 × 2-4 + 1 × 2-5 + 1 × 2-6 + 1 × 2-7 + 0 × 2-8 + 0 × 2-9 + 1 × 2-10 + 1 × 2-11 + 1 × 2-12 + 1 × 2-13 + 1 × 2-14 + 1 × 2-15 + 0 × 2-16 + 0 × 2-17 + 1 × 2-18 + 1 × 2-19 + 0 × 2-20 + 1 × 2-21 + 0 × 2-22 + 0 × 2-23 =
0.5 + 0 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.031 25 + 0.015 625 + 0.007 812 5 + 0 + 0 + 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 + 0 + 0.000 003 814 697 265 625 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 + 0 + 0 =
0.5 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.031 25 + 0.015 625 + 0.007 812 5 + 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 + 0.000 003 814 697 265 625 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 =
0.744 116 306 304 931 640 625(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)1 × (1 + 0.744 116 306 304 931 640 625) × 23 =
-1.744 116 306 304 931 640 625 × 23 =
-13.952 930 450 439 453 125
1 - 1000 0010 - 101 1111 0011 1111 0011 0100 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) = -13.952 930 450 439 453 125(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.