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The format is written with an implicit lead bit with value 1 unless the exponent is all zeros. Thus only 236 bits of the [[significand]] appear in the memory format, but the total precision is 237 bits (approximately 71 decimal digits: {{nowrap|log<sub>10</sub>(2<sup>237</sup>) ≈ 71.344}}).
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The bits are laid out as follows:
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=== Exponent encoding ===
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