\[\left(\left(x \cdot y + y \cdot y\right) - y \cdot z\right) - y \cdot y\]
\left(\left(x \cdot y + y \cdot y\right) - y \cdot z\right) - y \cdot y
double f(double x, double y, double z) {
        double r38752 = x;
        double r38753 = y;
        double r38754 = r38752 * r38753;
        double r38755 = r38753 * r38753;
        double r38756 = r38754 + r38755;
        double r38757 = z;
        double r38758 = r38753 * r38757;
        double r38759 = r38756 - r38758;
        double r38760 = r38759 - r38755;
        return r38760;
}

Reproduce

Please include this information when filing a bug report:

herbie shell --seed 2019310 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (x y z)
  :name "Linear.Quaternion:$c/ from linear-1.19.1.3, C"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (* (- x z) y)

  (- (- (+ (* x y) (* y y)) (* y z)) (* y y)))

Backtrace

argmin: contract violation expected: (and/c list? (not/c empty?)) given: '() argument position: 2nd other arguments...: #<procedure:composed>LC
argmin/opt/racket-7.2/collects/racket/list.rkt7650
infer-splitpoints/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/fix-interface-bugs/src/core/regimes.rkt340
get-final-combination/data/pavpan/nightlies/herbie/fix-interface-bugs/src/mainloop.rkt3700
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.2/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt26128
run/opt/racket-7.2/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt392
profile-thunk16/opt/racket-7.2/share/pkgs/profile-lib/main.rkt90
(unnamed)/opt/racket-7.2/collects/racket/private/more-scheme.rkt26128