\[x = 10864 \land y = 18817\]
\[9 \cdot {x}^{4} - \left(y \cdot y\right) \cdot \left(y \cdot y - 2\right)\]
9 \cdot {x}^{4} - \left(y \cdot y\right) \cdot \left(y \cdot y - 2\right)
double f(double x, double y) {
        double r8400 = 9.0;
        double r8401 = x;
        double r8402 = 4.0;
        double r8403 = pow(r8401, r8402);
        double r8404 = r8400 * r8403;
        double r8405 = y;
        double r8406 = r8405 * r8405;
        double r8407 = 2.0;
        double r8408 = r8406 - r8407;
        double r8409 = r8406 * r8408;
        double r8410 = r8404 - r8409;
        return r8410;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019173 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (x y)
  :name "From Rump in a 1983 paper, rewritten"
  :pre (and (== x 10864.0) (== y 18817.0))
  (- (* 9.0 (pow x 4.0)) (* (* y y) (- (* y y) 2.0))))

Backtrace

atab-pick-alt: contract violation expected: alt? given: '(#<alt (λ (x y) (fma (* y y) (- 2.0 (* y y)) (* (pow x 4.0) 9.0)))>) 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