ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ əbtˈeɪn ðə mˈɪnɪməl ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃən kˈaʊnt fɔːɹ ðɪs ˈælɡɚɹˌɪθəm, wˈʌn nˈiːdz tə tˈeɪk ˌɪntʊ ɐkˈaʊnt spˈɛʃəl kˈeɪsᵻz fɔːɹ wˌɛɹ ðə twˈɪdəl fˈæktɚz ɑːɹ jˈuːnɪɾi ænd fɔːɹ wˌɛɹ ðə twˈɪdəl fˈæktɚz ɑːɹ ænd kæn biː mˌʌltɪplˈaɪd mˈoːɹ kwˈɪkli; sˈiː, ˈiː.dʒˈiː. sˈɔːɹɛnsən ˈɛt ˈæl. nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks.
In order to obtain the minimal operation count for this algorithm, one needs to take into account special cases for  (where the twiddle factors are unity) and for  (where the twiddle factors are  and can be multiplied more quickly); see, e.g. Sorensen et al. (1986).