The normalized representation for the above format is specified as follows. The mantissa has an implicit preceding the binary (radix) point. Assume that only $$0's$$ are padded in while shifting a field. The normalized representation of the above $$\left( {0.239 \times {2^{13}}} \right)$$ is
Mantissa is a pure fraction in sign - magnitude form. The decimal number $$0.239 \times {2^{13}}$$ has the following hexadecimal representation without normalization and rounding off