0 - 011 0100 0011 - 0100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0011 1100 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 011 0100 0011 - 0100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0011 1100: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 011 0100 0011 - 0100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0011 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:
011 0100 0011
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0011 1100
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
011 0100 0011(2) =
0 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 1 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 1 × 20 =
0 + 512 + 256 + 0 + 64 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 1 =
512 + 256 + 64 + 2 + 1 =
835(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 = 835 - 1023 = -188
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).
0100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0011 1100(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 1 × 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 + 1 × 2-47 + 1 × 2-48 + 1 × 2-49 + 1 × 2-50 + 0 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0 + 0.25 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 007 105 427 357 601 001 858 711 242 675 781 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 003 552 713 678 800 500 929 355 621 337 890 625 + 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 =
0.25 + 0.000 000 000 000 007 105 427 357 601 001 858 711 242 675 781 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 003 552 713 678 800 500 929 355 621 337 890 625 + 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 =
0.250 000 000 000 013 322 676 295 501 878 485 083 580 017 089 843 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 + 0.250 000 000 000 013 322 676 295 501 878 485 083 580 017 089 843 75) × 2-188 =
1.250 000 000 000 013 322 676 295 501 878 485 083 580 017 089 843 75 × 2-188 = ...
= 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 003 186 183 822 264 938 512 854 306 395 706 801 770 379 549 939 604 415 131 639 764 728 540 536 737 831 953 580 016 124 472 609 545 645 124 911 747 445 095 663 169 501 977 549 673 709 560 248 274 774 707 510 914 595 331 996 679 306 030 273 437 5
0 - 011 0100 0011 - 0100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0011 1100, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 003 186 183 822 264 938 512 854 306 395 706 801 770 379 549 939 604 415 131 639 764 728 540 536 737 831 953 580 016 124 472 609 545 645 124 911 747 445 095 663 169 501 977 549 673 709 560 248 274 774 707 510 914 595 331 996 679 306 030 273 437 5(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.