ɪn ðɪs kˈeɪs ðeɪ mˈʌst oʊbˈeɪ ðə nˌɑːt ɛksplˈɪsɪtli ɹˈɪʔn̩ ɹˈuːlz fɚðə fɹʌntˈɪɹ bᵻtwˌiːn sˈʌbnoːɹməl ænd nˈoːɹməl nˈʌmbɚz ænd mˈʌstɐv spˈɛʃəl pˈætɚnz fɔːɹ ɪnfˈɪnᵻɾi ænd nˈɑː ˈɛn. nˈoːɹməlˌaɪzd nˈʌmbɚz ɑːɹ stˈoːɹd wɪð ɐ bˈaɪəst ɛkspˈoʊnənt.
In this case they must obey the (not explicitly written) rules for the frontier between subnormal and normal numbers and must have special patterns for infinity and NaN. Normalized numbers are stored with a biased exponent.