{{alias}}( bstr )
    Creates a double-precision floating-point number from a literal bit
    representation.

    Parameters
    ----------
    bstr: string
        Literal bit representation.

    Returns
    -------
    out: number
        Double-precision floating-point number.

    Examples
    --------
    > var bstr;
    > bstr = '0100000000010000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
    > var val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    4.0
    > bstr = '0100000000001001001000011111101101010100010001000010110100011000';
    > val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    3.141592653589793
    > bstr = '1111111111100001110011001111001110000101111010111100100010100000';
    > val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    -1.0e308

    // The function handles subnormals:
    > bstr = '1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001100011010011';
    > val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    -3.14e-320
    > bstr = '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001';
    > val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    5.0e-324

    // The function handles special values:
    > bstr = '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
    > val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    0.0
    > bstr = '1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
    > val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    -0.0
    > bstr = '0111111111111000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
    > val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    NaN
    > bstr = '0111111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
    > val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    Infinity
    > bstr = '1111111111110000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
    > val = {{alias}}( bstr )
    -Infinity

    See Also
    --------