What are the steps to convert
0 - 011 1111 1100 - 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 0110 0001, 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 1111 1100
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 0110 0001
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
011 1111 1100(2) =
0 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 1 × 28 + 1 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
0 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 + 0 + 0 =
512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 4 =
1,020(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 = 1,020 - 1023 = -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).
0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 0110 0001(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 0 × 2-5 + 1 × 2-6 + 0 × 2-7 + 0 × 2-8 + 1 × 2-9 + 0 × 2-10 + 0 × 2-11 + 1 × 2-12 + 0 × 2-13 + 0 × 2-14 + 1 × 2-15 + 0 × 2-16 + 0 × 2-17 + 1 × 2-18 + 0 × 2-19 + 0 × 2-20 + 1 × 2-21 + 0 × 2-22 + 0 × 2-23 + 1 × 2-24 + 0 × 2-25 + 0 × 2-26 + 1 × 2-27 + 0 × 2-28 + 0 × 2-29 + 1 × 2-30 + 0 × 2-31 + 0 × 2-32 + 1 × 2-33 + 0 × 2-34 + 0 × 2-35 + 1 × 2-36 + 0 × 2-37 + 0 × 2-38 + 1 × 2-39 + 0 × 2-40 + 0 × 2-41 + 1 × 2-42 + 0 × 2-43 + 0 × 2-44 + 0 × 2-45 + 1 × 2-46 + 1 × 2-47 + 0 × 2-48 + 0 × 2-49 + 0 × 2-50 + 0 × 2-51 + 1 × 2-52 =
0 + 0 + 0.125 + 0 + 0 + 0.015 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.001 953 125 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 003 814 697 265 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 059 604 644 775 390 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 931 322 574 615 478 515 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 116 415 321 826 934 814 453 125 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 014 551 915 228 366 851 806 640 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 001 818 989 403 545 856 475 830 078 125 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 227 373 675 443 232 059 478 759 765 625 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 007 105 427 357 601 001 858 711 242 675 781 25 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.125 + 0.015 625 + 0.001 953 125 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 003 814 697 265 625 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 + 0.000 000 059 604 644 775 390 625 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0.000 000 000 931 322 574 615 478 515 625 + 0.000 000 000 116 415 321 826 934 814 453 125 + 0.000 000 000 014 551 915 228 366 851 806 640 625 + 0.000 000 000 001 818 989 403 545 856 475 830 078 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 227 373 675 443 232 059 478 759 765 625 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 007 105 427 357 601 001 858 711 242 675 781 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.142 857 142 857 131 913 515 900 123 456 958 681 344 985 961 914 062 5(10)
= 0.142 857 142 857 141 489 189 487 515 432 119 835 168 123 245 239 257 812 5
0 - 011 1111 1100 - 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 1001 0010 0100 0110 0001, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 0.142 857 142 857 141 489 189 487 515 432 119 835 168 123 245 239 257 812 5(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.