The following table sums up the three types of floating-point formats used on the standard IA-32 platform.
Data Type Length Significand Bits Exponent Bits Range
Single precision 32 24 8 1.18 x 10^-38 to 3.40 x 10^38
Double precision 64 53 11 2.23 x 10^-308 to 1.79 x 10^308
Double extended 80 64 15 3.37 x 10^-4932 to 1.18 x 10^4932
Data Type Length Significand Bits Exponent Bits Range
Single precision 32 24 8 1.18 x 10^-38 to 3.40 x 10^38
Double precision 64 53 11 2.23 x 10^-308 to 1.79 x 10^308
Double extended 80 64 15 3.37 x 10^-4932 to 1.18 x 10^4932