Average Error: 58.5 → 3.1
Time: 30.4s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\frac{\varepsilon \cdot \left(e^{\left(a + b\right) \cdot \varepsilon} - 1\right)}{\left(e^{a \cdot \varepsilon} - 1\right) \cdot \left(e^{b \cdot \varepsilon} - 1\right)}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\varepsilon \le -7.858847959072249 \cdot 10^{-76}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(e^{\left(a + b\right) \cdot \varepsilon} - 1)^* \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{(e^{a \cdot \varepsilon} - 1)^*}}{(e^{b \cdot \varepsilon} - 1)^*}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus eps

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Target

Original58.5
Target14.4
Herbie3.1
\[\frac{a + b}{a \cdot b}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if eps < -7.858847959072249e-76

    1. Initial program 51.4

      \[\frac{\varepsilon \cdot \left(e^{\left(a + b\right) \cdot \varepsilon} - 1\right)}{\left(e^{a \cdot \varepsilon} - 1\right) \cdot \left(e^{b \cdot \varepsilon} - 1\right)}\]
    2. Initial simplification7.8

      \[\leadsto \frac{(e^{\left(a + b\right) \cdot \varepsilon} - 1)^*}{(e^{\varepsilon \cdot b} - 1)^*} \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{(e^{\varepsilon \cdot a} - 1)^*}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied associate-*l/7.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{(e^{\left(a + b\right) \cdot \varepsilon} - 1)^* \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{(e^{\varepsilon \cdot a} - 1)^*}}{(e^{\varepsilon \cdot b} - 1)^*}}\]

    if -7.858847959072249e-76 < eps

    1. Initial program 59.4

      \[\frac{\varepsilon \cdot \left(e^{\left(a + b\right) \cdot \varepsilon} - 1\right)}{\left(e^{a \cdot \varepsilon} - 1\right) \cdot \left(e^{b \cdot \varepsilon} - 1\right)}\]
    2. Initial simplification30.1

      \[\leadsto \frac{(e^{\left(a + b\right) \cdot \varepsilon} - 1)^*}{(e^{\varepsilon \cdot b} - 1)^*} \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{(e^{\varepsilon \cdot a} - 1)^*}\]
    3. Taylor expanded around 0 2.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{a} + \frac{1}{b}}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification3.1

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\varepsilon \le -7.858847959072249 \cdot 10^{-76}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{(e^{\left(a + b\right) \cdot \varepsilon} - 1)^* \cdot \frac{\varepsilon}{(e^{a \cdot \varepsilon} - 1)^*}}{(e^{b \cdot \varepsilon} - 1)^*}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{b} + \frac{1}{a}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2018362 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (a b eps)
  :name "expq3 (problem 3.4.2)"
  :pre (and (< -1 eps) (< eps 1))

  :herbie-target
  (/ (+ a b) (* a b))

  (/ (* eps (- (exp (* (+ a b) eps)) 1)) (* (- (exp (* a eps)) 1) (- (exp (* b eps)) 1))))

Details

Time bar (total: 8.2s)Debug log

start691.0ms

Algorithm
intervals

setup220.0ms

Pruning

1 alts after pruning (1 fresh and 0 done)

Merged error: 25.8b

localize54.0ms

Local error

Found 4 expressions with local error:

15.1b
(/ eps (expm1 (* eps a)))
11.1b
(/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b)))
5.3b
(* (/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b))) (/ eps (expm1 (* eps a))))
0.0b
(expm1 (* (+ a b) eps))

rewrite22.0ms

Algorithm
rewrite-expression-head
Counts
4 → 91
Calls

4 calls. Slowest were:

12.0ms
(* (/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b))) (/ eps (expm1 (* eps a))))
6.0ms
(/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b)))
1.0ms
(/ eps (expm1 (* eps a)))

series611.0ms

Counts
4 → 12
Calls

4 calls. Slowest were:

457.0ms
(* (/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b))) (/ eps (expm1 (* eps a))))
74.0ms
(/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b)))
43.0ms
(expm1 (* (+ a b) eps))
36.0ms
(/ eps (expm1 (* eps a)))

simplify3.1s

Counts
67 → 103
Calls

67 calls. Slowest were:

701.0ms
(* (* (* (/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b))) (/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b)))) (/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b)))) (* (* (/ eps (expm1 (* eps a))) (/ eps (expm1 (* eps a)))) (/ eps (expm1 (* eps a)))))
354.0ms
(+ (- (log (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps))) (log (expm1 (* eps b)))) (log (/ eps (expm1 (* eps a)))))
202.0ms
(+ (log (/ (expm1 (* (+ a b) eps)) (expm1 (* eps b)))) (log (/ eps (expm1 (* eps a)))))

prune1.4s

Pruning

3 alts after pruning (3 fresh and 0 done)

Merged error: 0.0b

localize8.0ms

Local error

Found 1 expressions with local error:

0.0b
(+ (/ 1 a) (/ 1 b))

rewrite4.0ms

Algorithm
rewrite-expression-head
Counts
1 → 22
Calls

1 calls. Slowest were:

4.0ms
(+ (/ 1 a) (/ 1 b))

series7.0ms

Counts
1 → 3
Calls

1 calls. Slowest were:

7.0ms
(+ (/ 1 a) (/ 1 b))

simplify58.0ms

Counts
12 → 25
Calls

12 calls. Slowest were:

9.0ms
(* (exp (/ 1 a)) (exp (/ 1 b)))
9.0ms
(+ (* 1 b) (* a 1))
5.0ms
(+ (/ 1 a) (/ 1 b))

prune233.0ms

Pruning

4 alts after pruning (3 fresh and 1 done)

Merged error: 0b

localize7.0ms

Local error

Found 1 expressions with local error:

13.4b
(/ (+ b a) (* a b))

rewrite3.0ms

Algorithm
rewrite-expression-head
Counts
1 → 23
Calls

1 calls. Slowest were:

3.0ms
(/ (+ b a) (* a b))

series22.0ms

Counts
1 → 3
Calls

1 calls. Slowest were:

22.0ms
(/ (+ b a) (* a b))

simplify183.0ms

Counts
15 → 26
Calls

15 calls. Slowest were:

103.0ms
(/ (* (* (+ b a) (+ b a)) (+ b a)) (* (* (* a b) (* a b)) (* a b)))
26.0ms
(- (log (+ b a)) (log (* a b)))
12.0ms
(- (* b b) (* a a))

prune226.0ms

Pruning

3 alts after pruning (2 fresh and 1 done)

Merged error: 0b

localize11.0ms

Local error

Found 2 expressions with local error:

13.3b
(/ (* a b) (+ b a))
0.0b
(/ 1 (/ (* a b) (+ b a)))

rewrite9.0ms

Algorithm
rewrite-expression-head
Counts
2 → 49
Calls

2 calls. Slowest were:

6.0ms
(/ (* a b) (+ b a))
3.0ms
(/ 1 (/ (* a b) (+ b a)))

series54.0ms

Counts
2 → 6
Calls

2 calls. Slowest were:

30.0ms
(/ (* a b) (+ b a))
25.0ms
(/ 1 (/ (* a b) (+ b a)))

simplify313.0ms

Counts
30 → 55
Calls

30 calls. Slowest were:

90.0ms
(+ (* b b) (- (* a a) (* b a)))
76.0ms
(+ (* b b) (- (* a a) (* b a)))
60.0ms
(/ (* (* (* a b) (* a b)) (* a b)) (* (* (+ b a) (+ b a)) (+ b a)))

prune549.0ms

Pruning

3 alts after pruning (1 fresh and 2 done)

Merged error: 0b

regimes167.0ms

Accuracy

8.3% (3.1b remaining)

Error of 3.1b against oracle of 0.0b and baseline of 3.4b

bsearch308.0ms