1 - 110 0000 0000 - 0111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0100 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
1 - 110 0000 0000 - 0111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0100: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
1 - 110 0000 0000 - 0111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0100, 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:
110 0000 0000
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0100
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
110 0000 0000(2) =
1 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
1,024 + 512 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
1,024 + 512 =
1,536(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 = 1,536 - 1023 = 513
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).
0111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0100(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 1 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 1 × 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 + 0 × 2-49 + 1 × 2-50 + 0 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0 + 0.25 + 0.125 + 0.062 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 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 888 178 419 700 125 232 338 905 334 472 656 25 + 0 + 0 =
0.25 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 007 105 427 357 601 001 858 711 242 675 781 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 888 178 419 700 125 232 338 905 334 472 656 25 =
0.437 500 000 000 007 993 605 777 301 127 091 050 148 010 253 906 25(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)1 × (1 + 0.437 500 000 000 007 993 605 777 301 127 091 050 148 010 253 906 25) × 2513 =
-1.437 500 000 000 007 993 605 777 301 127 091 050 148 010 253 906 25 × 2513 = ...
= -38 547 447 798 585 181 014 737 181 335 861 113 298 686 008 601 396 366 262 036 202 169 043 865 321 299 068 318 999 124 705 638 211 328 263 989 689 726 794 051 801 314 360 255 413 123 152 432 238 897 922 048
1 - 110 0000 0000 - 0111 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 0100, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = -38 547 447 798 585 181 014 737 181 335 861 113 298 686 008 601 396 366 262 036 202 169 043 865 321 299 068 318 999 124 705 638 211 328 263 989 689 726 794 051 801 314 360 255 413 123 152 432 238 897 922 048(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.