\[x = 77617 \land y = 33096\]
\[\left(\left(333.75 \cdot {y}^{6} + \left(x \cdot x\right) \cdot \left(\left(\left(\left(\left(\left(11 \cdot x\right) \cdot x\right) \cdot y\right) \cdot y - {y}^{6}\right) - 121 \cdot {y}^{4}\right) - 2\right)\right) + 5.5 \cdot {y}^{8}\right) + \frac{x}{2 \cdot y}\]
\left(\left(333.75 \cdot {y}^{6} + \left(x \cdot x\right) \cdot \left(\left(\left(\left(\left(\left(11 \cdot x\right) \cdot x\right) \cdot y\right) \cdot y - {y}^{6}\right) - 121 \cdot {y}^{4}\right) - 2\right)\right) + 5.5 \cdot {y}^{8}\right) + \frac{x}{2 \cdot y}
double f(double x, double y) {
        double r8254 = 333.75;
        double r8255 = y;
        double r8256 = 6.0;
        double r8257 = pow(r8255, r8256);
        double r8258 = r8254 * r8257;
        double r8259 = x;
        double r8260 = r8259 * r8259;
        double r8261 = 11.0;
        double r8262 = r8261 * r8259;
        double r8263 = r8262 * r8259;
        double r8264 = r8263 * r8255;
        double r8265 = r8264 * r8255;
        double r8266 = r8265 - r8257;
        double r8267 = 121.0;
        double r8268 = 4.0;
        double r8269 = pow(r8255, r8268);
        double r8270 = r8267 * r8269;
        double r8271 = r8266 - r8270;
        double r8272 = 2.0;
        double r8273 = r8271 - r8272;
        double r8274 = r8260 * r8273;
        double r8275 = r8258 + r8274;
        double r8276 = 5.5;
        double r8277 = 8.0;
        double r8278 = pow(r8255, r8277);
        double r8279 = r8276 * r8278;
        double r8280 = r8275 + r8279;
        double r8281 = r8272 * r8255;
        double r8282 = r8259 / r8281;
        double r8283 = r8280 + r8282;
        return r8283;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019173 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (x y)
  :name "Rump's expression from Stadtherr's award speech"
  :pre (and (== x 77617.0) (== y 33096.0))
  (+ (+ (+ (* 333.75 (pow y 6.0)) (* (* x x) (- (- (- (* (* (* (* 11.0 x) x) y) y) (pow y 6.0)) (* 121.0 (pow y 4.0))) 2.0))) (* 5.5 (pow y 8.0))) (/ x (* 2.0 y))))

Backtrace

atab-pick-alt: contract violation expected: alt? given: '(#<alt (λ (x y) (+ (+ (+ (* 333.75 (pow y 6.0)) (* (* x x) (- (- (- (* (* (* (* 11.0 x) x) y) y) (pow y 6.0)) (* 121.0 (pow y 4.0))) 2.0))) (* 5.5 (pow y 8.0))) (/ x (* 2.0 y))))>) in: the range of the #:picking-func argument of (-> alt-table? #:only-fresh boolean? #:picking-func (-> (listof alt?) alt?) (values alt? alt-table?)) contract from: /data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/core/alt-table.rkt blaming: /data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt (assuming the contract is correct) at: /data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/core/alt-table.rkt:13.3LC
raise-blame-error16/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/contract/private/blame.rkt3470
(unnamed)/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/core/alt-table.rkt590
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/contract/private/arrow-val-first.rkt38818
choose-best-alt!/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt1100
run-iter!/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt3190
for-loop/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt3534
run-improve43/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/no-costs-2/src/mainloop.rkt3380
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt26128
run/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt392
profile-thunk16/opt/racket-7.0/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt90
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.0/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt26128