1 - 111 0000 0000 - 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 0010 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
1 - 111 0000 0000 - 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 0010: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
1 - 111 0000 0000 - 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 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:
111 0000 0000
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 0010
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
111 0000 0000(2) =
1 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 1 × 28 + 0 × 27 + 0 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
1,024 + 512 + 256 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
1,024 + 512 + 256 =
1,792(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 = 1,792 - 1023 = 769
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).
0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 0010(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 1 × 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 + 0 × 2-47 + 1 × 2-48 + 0 × 2-49 + 0 × 2-50 + 1 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0 + 0 + 0.125 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 003 552 713 678 800 500 929 355 621 337 890 625 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 + 0 =
0.125 + 0.000 000 000 000 003 552 713 678 800 500 929 355 621 337 890 625 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 444 089 209 850 062 616 169 452 667 236 328 125 =
0.125 000 000 000 003 996 802 888 650 563 545 525 074 005 126 953 125(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 + 0.125 000 000 000 003 996 802 888 650 563 545 525 074 005 126 953 125) × 2769 =
-1.125 000 000 000 003 996 802 888 650 563 545 525 074 005 126 953 125 × 2769 = ...
= -3 493 165 707 676 607 514 302 795 828 512 052 888 966 460 258 068 607 493 317 362 527 061 408 662 400 489 480 691 973 124 350 049 864 873 601 767 637 867 540 729 896 545 605 102 669 836 644 076 498 490 376 625 210 900 835 946 794 063 447 483 291 325 923 236 056 379 069 636 911 621 982 592 552 643 143 401 472
1 - 111 0000 0000 - 0010 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 0010, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = -3 493 165 707 676 607 514 302 795 828 512 052 888 966 460 258 068 607 493 317 362 527 061 408 662 400 489 480 691 973 124 350 049 864 873 601 767 637 867 540 729 896 545 605 102 669 836 644 076 498 490 376 625 210 900 835 946 794 063 447 483 291 325 923 236 056 379 069 636 911 621 982 592 552 643 143 401 472(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.