Teledyne LeCroy X-STREAM OSCILLOSCOPES Remote Control - Manual (Page 301)

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Then we have to create the multiplying number. The values of the 52 bits are as follows:
51 Ж 0.5, 50 Ж 0.25, 49 Ж 0.125, 48 Ж 0.0625 . . . .
When all the bits are added together, we obtain a positive number f that can be very close to one, differing
from it only by the value of the smallest bit, if all the bits are ones. Generally the value will be much less than
one. Then we add one to the result, obtaining 1 + f = F. The use of the added one extends the dynamic range
of the data.
Alternatively, we can take the 52-bit number at face value, and divide it by 2
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Finally we multiply together the sign, the value E, and the value F, to create the final result:
Result = S x E x F