0 - 011 0110 1010 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 011 0110 1010 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 011 0110 1010 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000, 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 0110 1010
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
011 0110 1010(2) =
0 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 1 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
0 + 512 + 256 + 0 + 64 + 32 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 2 + 0 =
512 + 256 + 64 + 32 + 8 + 2 =
874(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 = 874 - 1023 = -149
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 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000(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 + 1 × 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 + 0 × 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 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 001 776 356 839 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 001 776 356 839 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5 =
0.000 000 119 209 291 327 138 089 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5(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 + 0.000 000 119 209 291 327 138 089 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5) × 2-149 =
1.000 000 119 209 291 327 138 089 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5 × 2-149 = ...
= 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 401 298 631 372 613 940 892 068 611 530 128 185 873 500 879 876 017 014 423 479 394 977 737 583 157 421 579 061 819 219 421 638 903 068 207 259 610 712 667 186 049 884 548 992 849 886 417 388 916 015 625
0 - 011 0110 1010 - 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1000, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 401 298 631 372 613 940 892 068 611 530 128 185 873 500 879 876 017 014 423 479 394 977 737 583 157 421 579 061 819 219 421 638 903 068 207 259 610 712 667 186 049 884 548 992 849 886 417 388 916 015 625(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.