Binary ↘ Double: The 64 Bit Double Precision IEEE 754 Binary Floating Point Standard Representation Number 1 - 011 1100 1000 - 1111 0101 0111 1110 0010 0001 1111 0100 0110 0101 0001 1101 0101 Converted and Written as a Base Ten Decimal System Number (as a Double)
1 - 011 1100 1000 - 1111 0101 0111 1110 0010 0001 1111 0100 0110 0101 0001 1101 0101: 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point standard representation number converted to decimal system (base ten)
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.
1
The next 11 bits contain the exponent:
011 1100 1000
The last 52 bits contain the mantissa:
1111 0101 0111 1110 0010 0001 1111 0100 0110 0101 0001 1101 0101
2. Convert the exponent from binary (from base 2) to decimal (in base 10).
The exponent is allways a positive integer.
011 1100 1000(2) =
0 × 210 + 1 × 29 + 1 × 28 + 1 × 27 + 1 × 26 + 0 × 25 + 0 × 24 + 1 × 23 + 0 × 22 + 0 × 21 + 0 × 20 =
0 + 512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 0 + 0 + 8 + 0 + 0 + 0 =
512 + 256 + 128 + 64 + 8 =
968(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 = 968 - 1023 = -55
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).
1111 0101 0111 1110 0010 0001 1111 0100 0110 0101 0001 1101 0101(2) =
1 × 2-1 + 1 × 2-2 + 1 × 2-3 + 1 × 2-4 + 0 × 2-5 + 1 × 2-6 + 0 × 2-7 + 1 × 2-8 + 0 × 2-9 + 1 × 2-10 + 1 × 2-11 + 1 × 2-12 + 1 × 2-13 + 1 × 2-14 + 1 × 2-15 + 0 × 2-16 + 0 × 2-17 + 0 × 2-18 + 1 × 2-19 + 0 × 2-20 + 0 × 2-21 + 0 × 2-22 + 0 × 2-23 + 1 × 2-24 + 1 × 2-25 + 1 × 2-26 + 1 × 2-27 + 1 × 2-28 + 0 × 2-29 + 1 × 2-30 + 0 × 2-31 + 0 × 2-32 + 0 × 2-33 + 1 × 2-34 + 1 × 2-35 + 0 × 2-36 + 0 × 2-37 + 1 × 2-38 + 0 × 2-39 + 1 × 2-40 + 0 × 2-41 + 0 × 2-42 + 0 × 2-43 + 1 × 2-44 + 1 × 2-45 + 1 × 2-46 + 0 × 2-47 + 1 × 2-48 + 0 × 2-49 + 1 × 2-50 + 0 × 2-51 + 1 × 2-52 =
0.5 + 0.25 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0 + 0.015 625 + 0 + 0.003 906 25 + 0 + 0.000 976 562 5 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0.000 061 035 156 25 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 059 604 644 775 390 625 + 0.000 000 029 802 322 387 695 312 5 + 0.000 000 014 901 161 193 847 656 25 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0.000 000 003 725 290 298 461 914 062 5 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 931 322 574 615 478 515 625 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 058 207 660 913 467 407 226 562 5 + 0.000 000 000 029 103 830 456 733 703 613 281 25 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 003 637 978 807 091 712 951 660 156 25 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 909 494 701 772 928 237 915 039 062 5 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 0.000 000 000 000 056 843 418 860 808 014 869 689 941 406 25 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 003 552 713 678 800 500 929 355 621 337 890 625 + 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 + 0.25 + 0.125 + 0.062 5 + 0.015 625 + 0.003 906 25 + 0.000 976 562 5 + 0.000 488 281 25 + 0.000 244 140 625 + 0.000 122 070 312 5 + 0.000 061 035 156 25 + 0.000 030 517 578 125 + 0.000 001 907 348 632 812 5 + 0.000 000 059 604 644 775 390 625 + 0.000 000 029 802 322 387 695 312 5 + 0.000 000 014 901 161 193 847 656 25 + 0.000 000 007 450 580 596 923 828 125 + 0.000 000 003 725 290 298 461 914 062 5 + 0.000 000 000 931 322 574 615 478 515 625 + 0.000 000 000 058 207 660 913 467 407 226 562 5 + 0.000 000 000 029 103 830 456 733 703 613 281 25 + 0.000 000 000 003 637 978 807 091 712 951 660 156 25 + 0.000 000 000 000 909 494 701 772 928 237 915 039 062 5 + 0.000 000 000 000 056 843 418 860 808 014 869 689 941 406 25 + 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 + 0.000 000 000 000 003 552 713 678 800 500 929 355 621 337 890 625 + 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 =
0.958 955 881 277 792 743 233 590 044 837 910 681 962 966 918 945 312 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)1 × (1 + 0.958 955 881 277 792 743 233 590 044 837 910 681 962 966 918 945 312 5) × 2-55 =
-1.958 955 881 277 792 743 233 590 044 837 910 681 962 966 918 945 312 5 × 2-55 =
-0.000 000 000 000 000 054 371 948 090 486 753 125 505 082 896 382 366 196 646 099 802 550 558 544 034 231 545 083 457 604 050 636 291 503 906 25
1 - 011 1100 1000 - 1111 0101 0111 1110 0010 0001 1111 0100 0110 0101 0001 1101 0101 converted from a 64 bit double precision IEEE 754 binary floating point standard representation number to a decimal system number, written in base ten (double) = -0.000 000 000 000 000 054 371 948 090 486 753 125 505 082 896 382 366 196 646 099 802 550 558 544 034 231 545 083 457 604 050 636 291 503 906 25(10)
Spaces were used to group digits: for binary, by 4, for decimal, by 3.
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