89.1.2 Quantization of Floating Point numbers In floating-point format a decimal numberx is represented as x=2E. M where e is the exponent and M is the mantissa Mantissa M is a binary fraction restricted to lie in the range 1/2≤M<1 Exponent E is either a positive or a negative binary number§9.1.2 Quantization of Floating - Point Numbers • In floating-point format a decimal number x is represented as x=2E•M where E is the exponent and M is the mantissa • Mantissa M is a binary fraction restricted to lie in the range 1/2M1 • Exponent E is either a positive or a negative binary number