0 - 100 0000 0000 - 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1001 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 100 0000 0000 - 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1001: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 100 0000 0000 - 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1001, 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:
100 0000 0000
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1001
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
100 0000 0000(2) =
1 × 210 + 0 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
1,024 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
1,024 =
1,024(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 = 1,024 - 1023 = 1
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).
1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1001(2) =
1 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 1 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 1 × 2-7 + 0 × 2-8 + 1 × 2-9 + 0 × 2-10 + 1 × 2-11 + 0 × 2-12 + 1 × 2-13 + 0 × 2-14 + 1 × 2-15 + 0 × 2-16 + 1 × 2-17 + 0 × 2-18 + 1 × 2-19 + 0 × 2-20 + 1 × 2-21 + 0 × 2-22 + 1 × 2-23 + 0 × 2-24 + 1 × 2-25 + 0 × 2-26 + 1 × 2-27 + 0 × 2-28 + 1 × 2-29 + 0 × 2-30 + 1 × 2-31 + 0 × 2-32 + 1 × 2-33 + 0 × 2-34 + 1 × 2-35 + 0 × 2-36 + 1 × 2-37 + 0 × 2-38 + 1 × 2-39 + 0 × 2-40 + 1 × 2-41 + 0 × 2-42 + 1 × 2-43 + 0 × 2-44 + 1 × 2-45 + 0 × 2-46 + 1 × 2-47 + 0 × 2-48 + 1 × 2-49 + 0 × 2-50 + 0 × 2-51 + 1 × 2-52 =
0.5 + 0 + 0.125 + 0 + 0.031 25 + 0 + 0.007 812 5 + 0 + 0.001 953 125 + 0 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0 + 0.000 007 629 394 531 25 + 0 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 + 0 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 029 802 322 387 695 312 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0 + 0.000 000 001 862 645 149 230 957 031 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 465 661 287 307 739 257 812 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 116 415 321 826 934 814 453 125 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 029 103 830 456 733 703 613 281 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 007 275 957 614 183 425 903 320 312 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 001 818 989 403 545 856 475 830 078 125 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 454 747 350 886 464 118 957 519 531 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 113 686 837 721 616 029 739 379 882 812 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 028 421 709 430 404 007 434 844 970 703 125 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 007 105 427 357 601 001 858 711 242 675 781 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 001 776 356 839 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.5 + 0.125 + 0.031 25 + 0.007 812 5 + 0.001 953 125 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 007 629 394 531 25 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 + 0.000 000 029 802 322 387 695 312 5 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0.000 000 001 862 645 149 230 957 031 25 + 0.000 000 000 465 661 287 307 739 257 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 116 415 321 826 934 814 453 125 + 0.000 000 000 029 103 830 456 733 703 613 281 25 + 0.000 000 000 007 275 957 614 183 425 903 320 312 5 + 0.000 000 000 001 818 989 403 545 856 475 830 078 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 454 747 350 886 464 118 957 519 531 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 113 686 837 721 616 029 739 379 882 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 028 421 709 430 404 007 434 844 970 703 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 007 105 427 357 601 001 858 711 242 675 781 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 001 776 356 839 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.666 666 666 666 666 296 592 325 124 947 819 858 789 443 969 726 562 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 + 0.666 666 666 666 666 296 592 325 124 947 819 858 789 443 969 726 562 5) × 21 =
1.666 666 666 666 666 296 592 325 124 947 819 858 789 443 969 726 562 5 × 21 = ...
= 3.333 333 333 333 332 593 184 650 249 895 639 717 578 887 939 453 125
0 - 100 0000 0000 - 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1001, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 3.333 333 333 333 332 593 184 650 249 895 639 717 578 887 939 453 125(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.