0 - 010 1111 1111 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 010 1111 1111 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 010 1111 1111 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 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.
0
The next 11 bits contain the exponent:
010 1111 1111
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
010 1111 1111(2) =
0 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 1 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 1 × 20 =
0 + 512 + 0 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 =
512 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 1 =
767(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 = 767 - 1023 = -256
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 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 0 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 0 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 0 × 2-7 + 0 × 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 + 0 × 2-18 + 0 × 2-19 + 0 × 2-20 + 0 × 2-21 + 0 × 2-22 + 0 × 2-23 + 0 × 2-24 + 0 × 2-25 + 0 × 2-26 + 0 × 2-27 + 0 × 2-28 + 0 × 2-29 + 0 × 2-30 + 0 × 2-31 + 0 × 2-32 + 0 × 2-33 + 0 × 2-34 + 0 × 2-35 + 0 × 2-36 + 0 × 2-37 + 0 × 2-38 + 0 × 2-39 + 0 × 2-40 + 0 × 2-41 + 0 × 2-42 + 0 × 2-43 + 0 × 2-44 + 0 × 2-45 + 0 × 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 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 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 =
0.000 000 000 000 001 776 356 839 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 888 178 419 700 125 232 338 905 334 472 656 25 =
0.000 000 000 000 002 664 535 259 100 375 697 016 716 003 417 968 75(10)
5. Put all the numbers into expression to calculate the double precision floating point decimal value:
(-1)Sign × (1 + Mantissa) × 2(Adjusted exponent) =
(-1)0 × (1 + 0.000 000 000 000 002 664 535 259 100 375 697 016 716 003 417 968 75) × 2-256 =
1.000 000 000 000 002 664 535 259 100 375 697 016 716 003 417 968 75 × 2-256 = ...
= 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 008 636 168 555 094 467 636 761 970 445 893 617 207 547 039 362 603 357 831 346 418 311 338 428 263 548 913 872 527 389 011 515 365 383 269 378 718 939 675 962 894 986 810 502 512 477 168 271 490 142 927 931 684 911 985 121 133 003 725 494 364 655 602 790 026 289 738 989 362 376 742 064 952 850 341 796 875
0 - 010 1111 1111 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 008 636 168 555 094 467 636 761 970 445 893 617 207 547 039 362 603 357 831 346 418 311 338 428 263 548 913 872 527 389 011 515 365 383 269 378 718 939 675 962 894 986 810 502 512 477 168 271 490 142 927 931 684 911 985 121 133 003 725 494 364 655 602 790 026 289 738 989 362 376 742 064 952 850 341 796 875(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.