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floats in binary* |
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| • | Sign: 1 bit |
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| • | Significand: always 1.fraction. fraction |
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23 bits |
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| • | Biased
exponent: 8 bits. |
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| – | Bias:
represent –127 to +127 by adding 127 (so |
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is 0-254) |
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| * okay,
simplified to focus on the essential ideas. |
