What are the steps to convert
1 - 100 0000 1001 - 1100 1100 1001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0110 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.
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The next 11 bits contain the exponent:
100 0000 1001
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
1100 1100 1001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0110 0010
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
100 0000 1001(2) =
1 × 210 + 0 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 1 × 20 =
1,024 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 1 =
1,024 + 8 + 1 =
1,033(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 = 1,033 - 1023 = 10
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).
1100 1100 1001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0110 0010(2) =
1 × 2-1 + 1 × 2-2 + 0 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 1 × 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 + 0 × 2-15 + 1 × 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 + 1 × 2-47 + 0 × 2-48 + 0 × 2-49 + 0 × 2-50 + 1 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0.5 + 0.25 + 0 + 0 + 0.031 25 + 0.015 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.001 953 125 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 007 105 427 357 601 001 858 711 242 675 781 25 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 + 0 =
0.5 + 0.25 + 0.031 25 + 0.015 625 + 0.001 953 125 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0.000 015 258 789 062 5 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 =
0.799 087 524 414 084 260 371 282 653 068 192 303 180 694 580 078 125(10)
= -1 842.265 625 000 022 282 620 193 436 741 828 918 457 031 25
1 - 100 0000 1001 - 1100 1100 1001 0001 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0110 0010, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = -1 842.265 625 000 022 282 620 193 436 741 828 918 457 031 25(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.