1 - 110 0001 1000 - 0011 0011 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1010 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
1 - 110 0001 1000 - 0011 0011 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1010: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
1 - 110 0001 1000 - 0011 0011 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1010, 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 0001 1000
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0011 0011 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1010
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
110 0001 1000(2) =
1 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
1,024 + 512 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 16 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
1,024 + 512 + 16 + 8 =
1,560(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 = 1,560 - 1023 = 537
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).
0011 0011 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1010(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 1 × 2-4 + 0 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 1 × 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 + 0 × 2-50 + 1 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0 + 0 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.007 812 5 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 + 0 =
0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.007 812 5 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 =
0.199 218 750 000 009 325 873 406 851 314 939 558 506 011 962 890 625(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 + 0.199 218 750 000 009 325 873 406 851 314 939 558 506 011 962 890 625) × 2537 =
-1.199 218 750 000 009 325 873 406 851 314 939 558 506 011 962 890 625 × 2537 = ...
= -539 518 177 704 989 074 349 909 172 294 963 832 598 316 301 124 377 584 851 033 413 905 536 964 576 542 320 948 033 181 043 858 478 076 178 189 038 088 502 402 248 918 451 374 901 952 597 130 994 910 766 225 686 528
1 - 110 0001 1000 - 0011 0011 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0010 1010, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = -539 518 177 704 989 074 349 909 172 294 963 832 598 316 301 124 377 584 851 033 413 905 536 964 576 542 320 948 033 181 043 858 478 076 178 189 038 088 502 402 248 918 451 374 901 952 597 130 994 910 766 225 686 528(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.