Average Error: 29.8 → 17.8
Time: 6.4s
Precision: 64
Internal Precision: 128
\[\sqrt{re \cdot re + im \cdot im}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;re \le -1.0449732451013338 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\ \;\;\;\;-re\\ \mathbf{elif}\;re \le -8.830714642883144 \cdot 10^{-300}:\\ \;\;\;\;\sqrt{im \cdot im + re \cdot re}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;re \le 1.2167077094438113 \cdot 10^{-254}:\\ \;\;\;\;im\\ \mathbf{elif}\;re \le 1.2288226746954848 \cdot 10^{+174}:\\ \;\;\;\;\sqrt{im \cdot im + re \cdot re}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;re\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus re

Bits error versus im

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if re < -1.0449732451013338e+148

    1. Initial program 57.8

      \[\sqrt{re \cdot re + im \cdot im}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 8.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1 \cdot re}\]
    3. Simplified8.6

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-re}\]

    if -1.0449732451013338e+148 < re < -8.830714642883144e-300 or 1.2167077094438113e-254 < re < 1.2288226746954848e+174

    1. Initial program 20.2

      \[\sqrt{re \cdot re + im \cdot im}\]

    if -8.830714642883144e-300 < re < 1.2167077094438113e-254

    1. Initial program 31.1

      \[\sqrt{re \cdot re + im \cdot im}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around 0 31.9

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{im}\]

    if 1.2288226746954848e+174 < re

    1. Initial program 59.2

      \[\sqrt{re \cdot re + im \cdot im}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around inf 6.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{re}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification17.8

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;re \le -1.0449732451013338 \cdot 10^{+148}:\\ \;\;\;\;-re\\ \mathbf{elif}\;re \le -8.830714642883144 \cdot 10^{-300}:\\ \;\;\;\;\sqrt{im \cdot im + re \cdot re}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;re \le 1.2167077094438113 \cdot 10^{-254}:\\ \;\;\;\;im\\ \mathbf{elif}\;re \le 1.2288226746954848 \cdot 10^{+174}:\\ \;\;\;\;\sqrt{im \cdot im + re \cdot re}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;re\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2019053 
(FPCore (re im)
  :name "math.abs on complex"
  (sqrt (+ (* re re) (* im im))))