\[x = 10864 \land y = 18817\]
\[\left(9 \cdot {x}^{4} - {y}^{4}\right) + 2 \cdot \left(y \cdot y\right)\]
\left(9 \cdot {x}^{4} - {y}^{4}\right) + 2 \cdot \left(y \cdot y\right)
double f(double x, double y) {
        double r8661 = 9.0;
        double r8662 = x;
        double r8663 = 4.0;
        double r8664 = pow(r8662, r8663);
        double r8665 = r8661 * r8664;
        double r8666 = y;
        double r8667 = pow(r8666, r8663);
        double r8668 = r8665 - r8667;
        double r8669 = 2.0;
        double r8670 = r8666 * r8666;
        double r8671 = r8669 * r8670;
        double r8672 = r8668 + r8671;
        return r8672;
}

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"
  :pre (and (== x 10864.0) (== y 18817.0))
  (+ (- (* 9.0 (pow x 4.0)) (pow y 4.0)) (* 2.0 (* y y))))

Backtrace

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