Numbers Representations

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◗ Fixed point numbers:
◦ Consists of integer and a fraction

◦ The value of the number is

◦ The position of the point is fixed

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◗ Example: Find the fixed-point number (01110.111)2 in
decimal

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◗ Example: Find the fixed-point number (01110.111)2 in
decimal

◗ Left side of the point:

◗ (01110)2 = 0x1+1x2+1x4+1x8+0x16=(14)10
◗ Right side of the point:
◗ (0.111)2 = ½+1/4+1/8 = (0.875)10

◗ Together: (14.875)10

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◗ Example: Convert the number (23.625)10 to fixed point
binary

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◗ Example: Convert the number (23.625)10 to fixed point
binary
Numerator Denominator Quotient Remainder

◗ Left side: 23 2 11 1
11 2 5 1
5 2 2 1
2 2 1 0
1 2 0 1

◗ Right side:
◗ 0.625 x 2 = 1.25 (1 crossover)
◗ 0.25 x 2 = 0.5 (0 crossover)
◗ 0.5 x 2 = 1.0 (1 crossover)
◗ Together: (10111.101)2
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◗ Fixed point number have a range that is limited by the
significant digits
◗ Sometimes its very important to have a big range and
accurate fraction part
◗ The IEEE standard for floating point

◦ Mantissa is the significant digits

◦ Exponent
◦ Radix R

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◗ We have two precisions
◦ Single 32- bit or double 64- bit

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Find the Single precision representation of the number -118.625

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◗ The exponent is biased by adding 127 so that the exponent
can be stored as magnitude only
◦ i.e. Exponents are stored in positive state
◦ For our example the final floating point representation is
• Represent –0.75 in Single Precision

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• Represent –0.75 in Single Precision
1. Sign bit: s=1 (-ve)
2. 0.75 in binary: 0.11
3. Normalize: 1.1 x 2-1
4. Padding: 10000000000000000000000
5. e+127=-1+127=126=01111110

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• Represent –0.75 in Double Precision

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• Represent –0.75 in Double Precision
1. Sign bit: s=1 (-ve)
2. 0.75 in binary: 0.11
3. Normalize: 1.1 x 2-1
4. Padding:
100000000000000000000000000000
00000000000000000000000
5. e+1023=-1+1023=1022=
01111111110

1|0111 1111 110|10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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Steps 1,2,3 are the same as single precision
• What number is represented by the single-
precision float
11000000101000…00

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• What number is represented by the single-
precision float
11000000101000…00

1. Sign: -ve
2. 1000001=129=E
3. M=01
4. 1.Mx2E-127=1.01x22=(5.0) 10
5. N=-1.Mx2E-127=-1.01x22=(-5.0)10

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