What are the steps to convert
1 - 010 0101 1011 - 0000 1100 0000 1001 0111 0001 1100 0111 0001 1001 0010 0100 1100, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to decimal?
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.
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The next 11 bits contain the exponent:
010 0101 1011
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0000 1100 0000 1001 0111 0001 1100 0111 0001 1001 0010 0100 1100
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
010 0101 1011(2) =
0 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 1 × 20 =
0 + 512 + 0 + 0 + 64 + 0 + 16 + 8 + 0 + 2 + 1 =
512 + 64 + 16 + 8 + 2 + 1 =
603(10)
3. Adjust the exponent.
Subtract the excess bits: 2(11 - 1) - 1 = 1023,
that is due to the 11 bit excess/bias notation.
The exponent, adjusted = 603 - 1023 = -420
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).
0000 1100 0000 1001 0111 0001 1100 0111 0001 1001 0010 0100 1100(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 0 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 1 × 2-5 + 1 × 2-6 + 0 × 2-7 + 0 × 2-8 + 0 × 2-9 + 0 × 2-10 + 0 × 2-11 + 0 × 2-12 + 1 × 2-13 + 0 × 2-14 + 0 × 2-15 + 1 × 2-16 + 0 × 2-17 + 1 × 2-18 + 1 × 2-19 + 1 × 2-20 + 0 × 2-21 + 0 × 2-22 + 0 × 2-23 + 1 × 2-24 + 1 × 2-25 + 1 × 2-26 + 0 × 2-27 + 0 × 2-28 + 0 × 2-29 + 1 × 2-30 + 1 × 2-31 + 1 × 2-32 + 0 × 2-33 + 0 × 2-34 + 0 × 2-35 + 1 × 2-36 + 1 × 2-37 + 0 × 2-38 + 0 × 2-39 + 1 × 2-40 + 0 × 2-41 + 0 × 2-42 + 1 × 2-43 + 0 × 2-44 + 0 × 2-45 + 1 × 2-46 + 0 × 2-47 + 0 × 2-48 + 1 × 2-49 + 1 × 2-50 + 0 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.031 25 + 0.015 625 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 0 + 0.000 003 814 697 265 625 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 953 674 316 406 25 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 059 604 644 775 390 625 + 0.000 000 029 802 322 387 695 312 5 + 0.000 000 014 901 161 193 847 656 25 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 931 322 574 615 478 515 625 + 0.000 000 000 465 661 287 307 739 257 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 232 830 643 653 869 628 906 25 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 014 551 915 228 366 851 806 640 625 + 0.000 000 000 007 275 957 614 183 425 903 320 312 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 909 494 701 772 928 237 915 039 062 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 113 686 837 721 616 029 739 379 882 812 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 001 776 356 839 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 888 178 419 700 125 232 338 905 334 472 656 25 + 0 + 0 =
0.031 25 + 0.015 625 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 0.000 003 814 697 265 625 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 953 674 316 406 25 + 0.000 000 059 604 644 775 390 625 + 0.000 000 029 802 322 387 695 312 5 + 0.000 000 014 901 161 193 847 656 25 + 0.000 000 000 931 322 574 615 478 515 625 + 0.000 000 000 465 661 287 307 739 257 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 232 830 643 653 869 628 906 25 + 0.000 000 000 014 551 915 228 366 851 806 640 625 + 0.000 000 000 007 275 957 614 183 425 903 320 312 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 909 494 701 772 928 237 915 039 062 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 113 686 837 721 616 029 739 379 882 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 001 776 356 839 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 888 178 419 700 125 232 338 905 334 472 656 25 =
0.047 019 110 782 588 136 032 700 276 700 779 795 646 667 480 468 75(10)
= -0
1 - 010 0101 1011 - 0000 1100 0000 1001 0111 0001 1100 0111 0001 1001 0010 0100 1100, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = -0(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.