Sign
0 = positive number
1 = negative number
Biased Exponent(E)
A bias of 127 is to be added to the exponent number.
The biased exponent can range from -126 to +128
Which can fit in 8-bit’s.
Mantissa(F)
There is a one-bit towards the left of the floating point.
It must be noted here that is the number is shorter than 23 bits in length. Zeroes are padded towards the right side. to fit in the 23-bit field.
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