0 - 100 0000 0101 - 1110 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1101 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 100 0000 0101 - 1110 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1101: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 100 0000 0101 - 1110 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1101, 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 0101
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
1110 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1101
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
100 0000 0101(2) =
1 × 210 + 0 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 1 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20 =
1,024 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 1 =
1,024 + 4 + 1 =
1,029(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 = 1,029 - 1023 = 6
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).
1110 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1101(2) =
1 × 2-1 + 1 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 0 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 0 × 2-7 + 1 × 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 + 0 × 2-46 + 1 × 2-47 + 0 × 2-48 + 1 × 2-49 + 1 × 2-50 + 0 × 2-51 + 1 × 2-52 =
0.5 + 0.25 + 0.125 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.003 906 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 007 105 427 357 601 001 858 711 242 675 781 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 001 776 356 839 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 888 178 419 700 125 232 338 905 334 472 656 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.5 + 0.25 + 0.125 + 0.003 906 25 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 888 178 419 700 125 232 338 905 334 472 656 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.878 906 250 000 009 992 007 221 626 408 863 812 685 012 817 382 812 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 + 0.878 906 250 000 009 992 007 221 626 408 863 812 685 012 817 382 812 5) × 26 =
1.878 906 250 000 009 992 007 221 626 408 863 812 685 012 817 382 812 5 × 26 = ...
= 120.250 000 000 000 639 488 462 184 090 167 284 011 840 820 312 5
0 - 100 0000 0101 - 1110 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1101, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 120.250 000 000 000 639 488 462 184 090 167 284 011 840 820 312 5(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.