0 - 111 1111 0000 - 0110 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1010 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 111 1111 0000 - 0110 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1010: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 111 1111 0000 - 0110 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 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:
111 1111 0000
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
0110 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1010
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
111 1111 0000(2) =
1 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 1 × 28 + 1 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 0 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
1,024 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
1,024 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 =
2,032(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 = 2,032 - 1023 = 1009
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 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1010(2) =
0 × 2-1 + 1 × 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 + 1 × 2-49 + 0 × 2-50 + 1 × 2-51 + 0 × 2-52 =
0 + 0.25 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 001 776 356 839 400 250 464 677 810 668 945 312 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 003 552 713 678 800 500 929 355 621 337 890 625 + 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 =
0.375 000 000 000 005 773 159 728 050 814 010 202 884 674 072 265 625(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 + 0.375 000 000 000 005 773 159 728 050 814 010 202 884 674 072 265 625) × 21009 =
1.375 000 000 000 005 773 159 728 050 814 010 202 884 674 072 265 625 × 21009 = ...
= 7 543 420 594 591 353 611 747 449 395 379 423 894 845 050 468 768 966 944 141 289 917 901 733 720 615 536 244 435 361 577 747 331 854 467 230 613 872 916 635 890 295 254 889 445 487 109 235 204 522 643 448 040 428 648 729 599 872 090 388 961 380 501 256 363 948 460 086 910 101 864 987 120 494 111 980 071 839 845 800 471 381 825 967 539 872 594 429 567 376 184 052 690 385 475 584 276 310 264 041 701 376
0 - 111 1111 0000 - 0110 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 1010, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 7 543 420 594 591 353 611 747 449 395 379 423 894 845 050 468 768 966 944 141 289 917 901 733 720 615 536 244 435 361 577 747 331 854 467 230 613 872 916 635 890 295 254 889 445 487 109 235 204 522 643 448 040 428 648 729 599 872 090 388 961 380 501 256 363 948 460 086 910 101 864 987 120 494 111 980 071 839 845 800 471 381 825 967 539 872 594 429 567 376 184 052 690 385 475 584 276 310 264 041 701 376(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.