It looks somewhat similar to the minimal size of compact float [1] (a format I developed for data communication), but with 2 more bits because I use them for si

It looks somewhat similar to the minimal size of compact float [1] (a format I developed for data communication), but with 2 more bits because I use them for sizing. [1] https://github.com/kstenerud/compact-float/blob/master/compact-float-specification.md https://github.com/kstenerud/compact-float/blob/master/compa...