0 - 100 0000 0010 - 1000 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101 0010 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 100 0000 0010 - 1000 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101 0010: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 100 0000 0010 - 1000 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101 0010, 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 0010
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
1000 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101 0010
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
100 0000 0010(2) =
1 × 210 + 0 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 1 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
1,024 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 0 =
1,024 + 2 =
1,026(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 = 1,026 - 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).
1000 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101 0010(2) =
1 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 0 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 1 × 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 + 1 × 2-46 + 0 × 2-47 + 1 × 2-48 + 0 × 2-49 + 0 × 2-50 + 1 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0.5 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.031 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 003 552 713 678 800 500 929 355 621 337 890 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 + 0 =
0.5 + 0.031 25 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 =
0.531 250 000 000 018 207 657 603 852 567 262 947 559 356 689 453 125(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 + 0.531 250 000 000 018 207 657 603 852 567 262 947 559 356 689 453 125) × 23 =
1.531 250 000 000 018 207 657 603 852 567 262 947 559 356 689 453 125 × 23 = ...
= 12.250 000 000 000 145 661 260 830 820 538 103 580 474 853 515 625
0 - 100 0000 0010 - 1000 1000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0101 0010, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 12.250 000 000 000 145 661 260 830 820 538 103 580 474 853 515 625(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.