ðə smˈɔːlɪst pˈɑːsᵻbəl flˈoʊt sˈaɪz ðæt fˈɑːloʊz ˈɔːl ˌaɪˌiːˌiːˈiː pɹˈɪnsɪpəlz, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ nˈoːɹməlˌaɪzd nˈʌmbɚz, sˈʌbnoːɹməl nˈʌmbɚz, sˈaɪnd zˈiəɹoʊ, sˈaɪnd ɪnfˈɪnᵻɾi, ænd mˌʌltɪpəl nˈɑː ˈɛn vˈæljuːz, ɪz ɐ fˈoːɹbˈɪt flˈoʊt wɪð wˈʌnbˈɪt sˈaɪn, tˈuːbˈɪt ɛkspˈoʊnənt, ænd wˈʌnbˈɪt mæntˈɪsə.
The smallest possible float size that follows all IEEE principles, including normalized numbers, subnormal numbers, signed zero, signed infinity, and multiple NaN values, is a 4-bit float with 1-bit sign, 2-bit exponent, and 1-bit mantissa.