0 - 101 0000 0000 - 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1011 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 101 0000 0000 - 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1011: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 101 0000 0000 - 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1011, 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:
101 0000 0000
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1011
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
101 0000 0000(2) =
1 × 210 + 0 × 29 + 1 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
1,024 + 0 + 256 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
1,024 + 256 =
1,280(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 = 1,280 - 1023 = 257
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 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1011(2) =
1 × 2-1 + 1 × 2-2 + 0 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 0 × 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 + 0 × 2-46 + 1 × 2-47 + 0 × 2-48 + 1 × 2-49 + 0 × 2-50 + 1 × 2-51 + 1 × 2-52 =
0.5 + 0.25 + 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 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.5 + 0.25 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.750 000 000 000 009 547 918 011 776 346 247 643 232 345 581 054 687 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 + 0.750 000 000 000 009 547 918 011 776 346 247 643 232 345 581 054 687 5) × 2257 =
1.750 000 000 000 009 547 918 011 776 346 247 643 232 345 581 054 687 5 × 2257 = ...
= 405 272 312 330 608 895 129 247 347 901 026 823 226 284 007 769 483 044 689 420 989 150 637 328 433 152
0 - 101 0000 0000 - 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1011, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 405 272 312 330 608 895 129 247 347 901 026 823 226 284 007 769 483 044 689 420 989 150 637 328 433 152(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.