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maxExponent F - 1 = (MAX - 1) - BIAS = 254 - BIAS = 127 or 2046 - BIAS = 10230b1_00000000_1111111 => 32895 0b1_00000000000_11111111111111111111 => 2148532223mask whose exponent is equal to 126, 1022 a.k.a. (BIAS-1): 0b0_01111110_0000000 => 16256 0b0_01111111110_00000000000000000000 => 1071644672HIGH_WORD_EXPONENT_MASK: 0b0_11111111_0000000 0b0_11111111111_00000000000000000000mantissaDigits F - 1