Average Error: 47.9 → 18.0
Time: 18.2s
Precision: binary64
\[100 \cdot \frac{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} - 1}{\frac{i}{n}}\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;i \le -2.9257719524401168 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;100 \cdot \frac{\frac{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{\left(2 \cdot n\right)} + \left(-1 \cdot 1\right)}{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} + 1}}{\frac{i}{n}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;i \le 2.1869609480263089 \cdot 10^{-152}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(100 \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{i}\right) \cdot n\\ \mathbf{elif}\;i \le 213.207199722956801:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{100}{i} \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{\frac{1}{n}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;100 \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(\log 1 \cdot n + 1\right)\right) - 1}{\frac{i}{n}}\\ \end{array}\]

Error

Bits error versus i

Bits error versus n

Target

Original47.9
Target47.6
Herbie18.0
\[100 \cdot \frac{e^{n \cdot \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;1 + \frac{i}{n} = 1:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{i}{n}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{i}{n} \cdot \log \left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}{\left(\frac{i}{n} + 1\right) - 1}\\ \end{array}} - 1}{\frac{i}{n}}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if i < -2.9257719524401168e-9

    1. Initial program 29.6

      \[100 \cdot \frac{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} - 1}{\frac{i}{n}}\]
    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--29.6

      \[\leadsto 100 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} \cdot {\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} - 1 \cdot 1}{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} + 1}}}{\frac{i}{n}}\]
    4. Simplified29.6

      \[\leadsto 100 \cdot \frac{\frac{\color{blue}{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{\left(2 \cdot n\right)} + \left(-1 \cdot 1\right)}}{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} + 1}}{\frac{i}{n}}\]

    if -2.9257719524401168e-9 < i < 2.1869609480263089e-152

    1. Initial program 59.2

      \[100 \cdot \frac{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} - 1}{\frac{i}{n}}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around 0 27.1

      \[\leadsto 100 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}}{\frac{i}{n}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied associate-/r/7.4

      \[\leadsto 100 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{i} \cdot n\right)}\]
    5. Applied associate-*r*7.4

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(100 \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{i}\right) \cdot n}\]

    if 2.1869609480263089e-152 < i < 213.207199722956801

    1. Initial program 55.7

      \[100 \cdot \frac{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} - 1}{\frac{i}{n}}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around 0 22.3

      \[\leadsto 100 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}}{\frac{i}{n}}\]
    3. Using strategy rm
    4. Applied div-inv22.4

      \[\leadsto 100 \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{\color{blue}{i \cdot \frac{1}{n}}}\]
    5. Applied *-un-lft-identity22.4

      \[\leadsto 100 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{1 \cdot \left(\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)\right)}}{i \cdot \frac{1}{n}}\]
    6. Applied times-frac12.9

      \[\leadsto 100 \cdot \color{blue}{\left(\frac{1}{i} \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{\frac{1}{n}}\right)}\]
    7. Applied associate-*r*13.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(100 \cdot \frac{1}{i}\right) \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{\frac{1}{n}}}\]
    8. Simplified13.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{100}{i}} \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{\frac{1}{n}}\]

    if 213.207199722956801 < i

    1. Initial program 31.0

      \[100 \cdot \frac{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} - 1}{\frac{i}{n}}\]
    2. Taylor expanded around 0 40.8

      \[\leadsto 100 \cdot \frac{\color{blue}{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(\log 1 \cdot n + 1\right)\right)} - 1}{\frac{i}{n}}\]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification18.0

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;i \le -2.9257719524401168 \cdot 10^{-9}:\\ \;\;\;\;100 \cdot \frac{\frac{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{\left(2 \cdot n\right)} + \left(-1 \cdot 1\right)}{{\left(1 + \frac{i}{n}\right)}^{n} + 1}}{\frac{i}{n}}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;i \le 2.1869609480263089 \cdot 10^{-152}:\\ \;\;\;\;\left(100 \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{i}\right) \cdot n\\ \mathbf{elif}\;i \le 213.207199722956801:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{100}{i} \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(0.5 \cdot {i}^{2} + \log 1 \cdot n\right)\right) - 0.5 \cdot \left({i}^{2} \cdot \log 1\right)}{\frac{1}{n}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;100 \cdot \frac{\left(1 \cdot i + \left(\log 1 \cdot n + 1\right)\right) - 1}{\frac{i}{n}}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020168 
(FPCore (i n)
  :name "Compound Interest"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (* 100.0 (/ (- (exp (* n (if (== (+ 1.0 (/ i n)) 1.0) (/ i n) (/ (* (/ i n) (log (+ 1.0 (/ i n)))) (- (+ (/ i n) 1.0) 1.0))))) 1.0) (/ i n)))

  (* 100.0 (/ (- (pow (+ 1.0 (/ i n)) n) 1.0) (/ i n))))