How to do binary decimal calculations with bin2dec

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What is the Octave NaN for? Is dot wrong delimiter?

>> bin2dec ('10.1')
ans = NaN

So you want to convert from DEC/VAX formatted floating point binary string to a decimal? — hanleyp, Oct 05 '09 at 23:38
There is no correct delimiter for what you are trying to achieve. — DaveParillo, Oct 06 '09 at 21:58

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 05 '09 at 23:07

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Nan means Not a Number

You operation produced an undefined result. bin2dec(s) returns the decimal representation of the binary number in s. But you passed a decimal number.

You probably wanted to use dec2bin()

answered Oct 05 '09 at 23:07

A Dwarf

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I meant by 10.1 a binary number 2^1 + 2^-1 in DEC, not decimal. – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Oct 05 '09 at 23:15
I understand you question Masi. But you cannot use fractional binary representation with dec2bin or bin2dec. As far as I know Octave doesn't support it. – A Dwarf Oct 05 '09 at 23:35

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 05 '09 at 23:29

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Those functions only work with integers.

answered Oct 05 '09 at 23:29

Dennis Williamson

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 05 '09 at 23:49

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According to Octave's manual, you can open and read binary floating point data in VAX D and VAX G floating format, but 'Conversions are currently only supported for "ieee-be" and "ieee-le" formats.'

answered Oct 05 '09 at 23:49

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How to do binary decimal calculations with bin2dec

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