0 - 111 1111 1000 - 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 0100 0101 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Representation Standard Converted to Decimal
0 - 111 1111 1000 - 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 0100 0101: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard converted to decimal
What are the steps to convert
0 - 111 1111 1000 - 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 0100 0101, 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 1000
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 0100 0101
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
111 1111 1000(2) =
1 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 1 × 28 + 1 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 1 × 25 + 1 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
1,024 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
1,024 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 32 + 16 + 8 =
2,040(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 = 2,040 - 1023 = 1017
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).
1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 0100 0101(2) =
1 × 2-1 + 0 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 0 × 2-4 + 1 × 2-5 + 0 × 2-6 + 1 × 2-7 + 0 × 2-8 + 1 × 2-9 + 0 × 2-10 + 1 × 2-11 + 0 × 2-12 + 1 × 2-13 + 0 × 2-14 + 1 × 2-15 + 0 × 2-16 + 1 × 2-17 + 0 × 2-18 + 1 × 2-19 + 0 × 2-20 + 1 × 2-21 + 0 × 2-22 + 1 × 2-23 + 0 × 2-24 + 1 × 2-25 + 0 × 2-26 + 1 × 2-27 + 0 × 2-28 + 1 × 2-29 + 0 × 2-30 + 1 × 2-31 + 0 × 2-32 + 1 × 2-33 + 0 × 2-34 + 1 × 2-35 + 0 × 2-36 + 1 × 2-37 + 0 × 2-38 + 1 × 2-39 + 0 × 2-40 + 1 × 2-41 + 0 × 2-42 + 1 × 2-43 + 0 × 2-44 + 0 × 2-45 + 1 × 2-46 + 0 × 2-47 + 0 × 2-48 + 0 × 2-49 + 1 × 2-50 + 0 × 2-51 + 1 × 2-52 =
0.5 + 0 + 0.125 + 0 + 0.031 25 + 0 + 0.007 812 5 + 0 + 0.001 953 125 + 0 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0 + 0.000 007 629 394 531 25 + 0 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 + 0 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 029 802 322 387 695 312 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0 + 0.000 000 001 862 645 149 230 957 031 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 465 661 287 307 739 257 812 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 116 415 321 826 934 814 453 125 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 029 103 830 456 733 703 613 281 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 007 275 957 614 183 425 903 320 312 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 001 818 989 403 545 856 475 830 078 125 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 454 747 350 886 464 118 957 519 531 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 113 686 837 721 616 029 739 379 882 812 5 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 888 178 419 700 125 232 338 905 334 472 656 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.5 + 0.125 + 0.031 25 + 0.007 812 5 + 0.001 953 125 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 007 629 394 531 25 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 476 837 158 203 125 + 0.000 000 119 209 289 550 781 25 + 0.000 000 029 802 322 387 695 312 5 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0.000 000 001 862 645 149 230 957 031 25 + 0.000 000 000 465 661 287 307 739 257 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 116 415 321 826 934 814 453 125 + 0.000 000 000 029 103 830 456 733 703 613 281 25 + 0.000 000 000 007 275 957 614 183 425 903 320 312 5 + 0.000 000 000 001 818 989 403 545 856 475 830 078 125 + 0.000 000 000 000 454 747 350 886 464 118 957 519 531 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 113 686 837 721 616 029 739 379 882 812 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 014 210 854 715 202 003 717 422 485 351 562 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 888 178 419 700 125 232 338 905 334 472 656 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 000 222 044 604 925 031 308 084 726 333 618 164 062 5 =
0.666 666 666 666 644 092 131 832 621 817 011 386 156 082 153 320 312 5(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 + 0.666 666 666 666 644 092 131 832 621 817 011 386 156 082 153 320 312 5) × 21017 =
1.666 666 666 666 644 092 131 832 621 817 011 386 156 082 153 320 312 5 × 21017 = ...
= 2 340 746 269 351 942 133 434 282 379 176 201 205 561 038 970 718 490 299 256 410 805 983 490 139 295 119 657 997 401 005 029 261 437 140 653 813 337 448 754 685 854 685 598 570 559 584 876 322 792 385 521 127 450 182 108 470 477 797 778 401 292 665 634 670 878 032 823 297 404 204 840 402 634 619 208 216 378 712 993 008 840 531 155 728 164 115 504 090 358 755 740 332 241 001 466 503 530 928 514 741 043 200
0 - 111 1111 1000 - 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 1010 0100 0101, a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point representation standard to a decimal number, written in base ten (double) = 2 340 746 269 351 942 133 434 282 379 176 201 205 561 038 970 718 490 299 256 410 805 983 490 139 295 119 657 997 401 005 029 261 437 140 653 813 337 448 754 685 854 685 598 570 559 584 876 322 792 385 521 127 450 182 108 470 477 797 778 401 292 665 634 670 878 032 823 297 404 204 840 402 634 619 208 216 378 712 993 008 840 531 155 728 164 115 504 090 358 755 740 332 241 001 466 503 530 928 514 741 043 200(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.