Average Error: 41.1 → 0.8
Time: 2.9s
Precision: binary64
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double code(double x) {
	return ((double) (((double) exp(x)) / ((double) (((double) exp(x)) - 1.0))));
}
double code(double x) {
	double VAR;
	if ((((double) exp(x)) <= 0.0)) {
		VAR = ((double) (1.0 / ((double) (1.0 - ((double) (1.0 / ((double) exp(x))))))));
	} else {
		VAR = ((double) (0.5 + ((double) (((double) (x * 0.08333333333333333)) + ((double) (1.0 / x))))));
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

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Results

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Target

Original41.1
Target40.8
Herbie0.8
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Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (exp x) < 0.0

    1. Initial program 0

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    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied clear-num0

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    4. Simplified0

      \[\leadsto \]

    if 0.0 < (exp x)

    1. Initial program 61.3

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    2. Taylor expanded around 0 1.2

      \[\leadsto \]
    3. Simplified1.2

      \[\leadsto \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification0.8

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Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020192 
(FPCore (x)
  :name "expq2 (section 3.11)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (/ 1.0 (- 1.0 (exp (neg x))))

  (/ (exp x) (- (exp x) 1.0)))