title: How to represent -0 in binary
body: <p>This question concerns converting a floating point number that is less than abs(1) and negative to 32.32 format, for example: -0.1234.</p>
  
  <p>When this is converted to 32.32, the integer portion and fractional portion are separated into the upper and lower 32 bit words, respectively.  In this example above, the upper 32-bits will hold -0, while the lower will hold .1234, both converted to binary.</p>
  
  <p>So the question is, in this case, how does one properly represent the -0 value in binary?</p>