More specifically, let  denote the result of the DFT of length N/2 (for ), and let  and  denote the results of the DFTs of length N/4 (for ).
mˈoːɹ spəsˈɪfɪkli, lˈɛt dᵻnˈoʊt ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt ʌvðə dˌiːˌɛftˈiː ʌv lˈɛŋθ ˈɛn slˈæʃ tˈuː fɔːɹ, ænd lˈɛt ænd dᵻnˈoʊt ðə ɹɪzˈʌlts ʌvðə dˌiːˌɛftˈiːz ʌv lˈɛŋθ ˈɛn slˈæʃ fˈoːɹ fɔːɹ.