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GATE | GATE-CS-2003 | Question 44
The following is a scheme for floating point number representation using 16 bits. 
What is the maximum difference between two successive real numbers representable in this system?
Bit position 15 14 . . . 9 8 . . . . .0
s e m
Sign Exponent Mantissa
Let s,e, and m be the numbers represented in binary in the sign, exponent, and mantissa fields respectively. Then the floating point number represented is:
What is the maximum difference between two successive real numbers representable in this system?
(A)
2-40
(B)
2-9
(C)
222
(D)
231
Answer
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