Binary representation of floating-point numbers by trekhleb · Pull Request #737 · trekhleb/javascript-algorithms

trekhleb · 2021-07-16T09:50:00Z

Adding the explanation of how the floating-point numbers like -27.156 are stored in binary format in a computer's memory.
Adding an example of how to convert an array of bits to the floating-point number (the example is a bit artificial but still it gives the overview of how the conversion is going on)
Adding an example of how to see the actual binary representation of the floating-point number in JavaScript

trekhleb added 3 commits July 12, 2021 08:53

Add "Binary representation of floating point numbers" section.

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Adding a half-precision explanatory picture.

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Binary representation of the floating-point numbers.

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trekhleb merged commit b2d1ec8 into master Jul 16, 2021

trekhleb deleted the binary-floating-point branch July 16, 2021 09:52

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