Average Error: 0.2 → 0.0
Time: 4.0s
Precision: 64
\[\frac{4 \cdot \left(\left(x - y\right) - z \cdot 0.5\right)}{z}\]
\[\mathsf{fma}\left(4, \frac{x - y}{z}, -2\right)\]
\frac{4 \cdot \left(\left(x - y\right) - z \cdot 0.5\right)}{z}
\mathsf{fma}\left(4, \frac{x - y}{z}, -2\right)
double code(double x, double y, double z) {
	return ((4.0 * ((x - y) - (z * 0.5))) / z);
}
double code(double x, double y, double z) {
	return fma(4.0, ((x - y) / z), -2.0);
}

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Target

Original0.2
Target0.0
Herbie0.0
\[4 \cdot \frac{x}{z} - \left(2 + 4 \cdot \frac{y}{z}\right)\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 0.2

    \[\frac{4 \cdot \left(\left(x - y\right) - z \cdot 0.5\right)}{z}\]
  2. Taylor expanded around 0 0.0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{4 \cdot \frac{x}{z} - \left(4 \cdot \frac{y}{z} + 2\right)}\]
  3. Simplified0.0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(4, \frac{x - y}{z}, -2\right)}\]
  4. Final simplification0.0

    \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(4, \frac{x - y}{z}, -2\right)\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020102 +o rules:numerics
(FPCore (x y z)
  :name "Data.Array.Repa.Algorithms.ColorRamp:rampColorHotToCold from repa-algorithms-3.4.0.1, B"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (- (* 4 (/ x z)) (+ 2 (* 4 (/ y z))))

  (/ (* 4 (- (- x y) (* z 0.5))) z))