0 - 011 1111 1100 - 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 1101 1010 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 011 1111 1100 - 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 1101 1010: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 011 1111 1100 - 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 1101 1010, 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:
0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 1101 1010
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).
0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 1101 1010(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 1 × 2-4 + 0 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 1 × 2-7 + 1 × 2-8 + 0 × 2-9 + 0 × 2-10 + 1 × 2-11 + 1 × 2-12 + 0 × 2-13 + 0 × 2-14 + 1 × 2-15 + 1 × 2-16 + 0 × 2-17 + 0 × 2-18 + 1 × 2-19 + 1 × 2-20 + 0 × 2-21 + 0 × 2-22 + 1 × 2-23 + 1 × 2-24 + 0 × 2-25 + 0 × 2-26 + 1 × 2-27 + 1 × 2-28 + 0 × 2-29 + 0 × 2-30 + 1 × 2-31 + 1 × 2-32 + 0 × 2-33 + 0 × 2-34 + 1 × 2-35 + 1 × 2-36 + 0 × 2-37 + 0 × 2-38 + 1 × 2-39 + 1 × 2-40 + 0 × 2-41 + 0 × 2-42 + 1 × 2-43 + 1 × 2-44 + 1 × 2-45 + 1 × 2-46 + 0 × 2-47 + 1 × 2-48 + 1 × 2-49 + 0 × 2-50 + 1 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0 + 0 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.007 812 5 + 0.003 906 25 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 953 674 316 406 25 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 + 0.000 000 059 604 644 775 390 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0.000 000 003 725 290 298 461 914 062 5 + 0 + 0 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 029 103 830 456 733 703 613 281 25 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 909 494 701 772 928 237 915 039 062 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 113 686 837 721 616 029 739 379 882 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 056 843 418 860 808 014 869 689 941 406 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 028 421 709 430 404 007 434 844 970 703 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 0 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 + 0 =
0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.007 812 5 + 0.003 906 25 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 953 674 316 406 25 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 + 0.000 000 059 604 644 775 390 625 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0.000 000 003 725 290 298 461 914 062 5 + 0.000 000 000 465 661 287 307 739 257 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 232 830 643 653 869 628 906 25 + 0.000 000 000 029 103 830 456 733 703 613 281 25 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 909 494 701 772 928 237 915 039 062 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 113 686 837 721 616 029 739 379 882 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 056 843 418 860 808 014 869 689 941 406 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 028 421 709 430 404 007 434 844 970 703 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 =
0.200 000 000 000 037 037 040 101 495 222 188 532 352 447 509 765 625(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 + 0.200 000 000 000 037 037 040 101 495 222 188 532 352 447 509 765 625) × 2-3 =
1.200 000 000 000 037 037 040 101 495 222 188 532 352 447 509 765 625 × 2-3 = ...
= 0.150 000 000 000 004 629 630 012 686 902 773 566 544 055 938 720 703 125
0 - 011 1111 1100 - 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 0011 1101 1010, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 0.150 000 000 000 004 629 630 012 686 902 773 566 544 055 938 720 703 125(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.