if (e == 128 & m !=0):
# these are in IEEE754 format, this function returns s,e,m not z
s = 1 # sign (so, s=1)
- e = 255 # exponent (minus 128, so e = 127
+ e = 127 # exponent (minus 128, so e = 127
m = 1<<22 # high bit of mantissa, so m = 1<<22 i think
- m = 1
- m = 1<<22 # rest of mantissa is zero, so m = 1<<22 is good.
- m = 0
#if the num is Inf, then adjust (to normalised +/-INF)
if (e == 128):
# these are in IEEE754 format, this function returns s,e,m not z
s = 1 # s is already s, so do nothing to s.
- m = 255 # have to subtract 128, so e = 127 (again)
+ e = 127 # have to subtract 128, so e = 127 (again)
m = 0 # mantissa... so m=0
return s, m, e