Integer & floating-point numbers to binary

Encode and decode between numbers and binary strings using (un)signed integer or IEEE 754 floating-point formats.

This article is a work in progress.

Numeric data formats

Unsigned integer

The unsigned integer data format can represent exact positive natural numbers between 0 and an upper bound depending on a given size.

Available sizes: 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit

Signed integer

The signed integer data format can represent exact positive and negative natural numbers between a lower bound and an upper bound depending on a given size. The first bit is used to determine whether the number is positive (0) or negative (1). The remaining bits encode the number itself.

Available sizes: 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, 64-bit

IEEE 754 Floating-point

Available sizes: Single-precision (32 bit), Double-precision (64 bit)

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