0 - 110 1000 0000 - 0110 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 1010 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 110 1000 0000 - 0110 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 1010: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 110 1000 0000 - 0110 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 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.
0
The next 11 bits contain the exponent:
110 1000 0000
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0110 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 1010
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
110 1000 0000(2) =
1 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 0 × 28 + 1 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
1,024 + 512 + 0 + 128 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
1,024 + 512 + 128 =
1,664(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 = 1,664 - 1023 = 641
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).
0110 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 1010(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 1 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 1 × 2-5 + 1 × 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 + 1 × 2-45 + 1 × 2-46 + 0 × 2-47 + 0 × 2-48 + 1 × 2-49 + 0 × 2-50 + 1 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0 + 0.25 + 0.125 + 0 + 0.031 25 + 0.015 625 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 028 421 709 430 404 007 434 844 970 703 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 0 + 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 =
0.25 + 0.125 + 0.031 25 + 0.015 625 + 0.000 000 000 000 028 421 709 430 404 007 434 844 970 703 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 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 =
0.421 875 000 000 044 853 010 194 856 324 233 114 719 390 869 140 625(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)0 × (1 + 0.421 875 000 000 044 853 010 194 856 324 233 114 719 390 869 140 625) × 2641 =
1.421 875 000 000 044 853 010 194 856 324 233 114 719 390 869 140 625 × 2641 = ...
= 12 974 440 506 363 526 931 401 903 023 523 494 229 768 861 543 343 807 397 378 969 822 509 364 109 669 889 946 717 940 244 413 058 482 975 927 795 860 869 162 182 884 032 742 531 931 016 767 935 890 954 281 533 738 333 986 395 981 166 019 016 797 152 346 112
0 - 110 1000 0000 - 0110 1100 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1100 1010, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 12 974 440 506 363 526 931 401 903 023 523 494 229 768 861 543 343 807 397 378 969 822 509 364 109 669 889 946 717 940 244 413 058 482 975 927 795 860 869 162 182 884 032 742 531 931 016 767 935 890 954 281 533 738 333 986 395 981 166 019 016 797 152 346 112(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.