Average Error: 33.6 → 7.6
Time: 4.9s
Precision: binary64
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Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b_2

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if b_2 < -1.0769602548878653e112

    1. Initial program 60.3

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    2. Taylor expanded around -inf 2.2

      \[\leadsto \]

    if -1.0769602548878653e112 < b_2 < -3.5889303322404708e-234

    1. Initial program 35.3

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    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--35.4

      \[\leadsto \]
    4. Simplified16.6

      \[\leadsto \]
    5. Simplified16.6

      \[\leadsto \]
    6. Using strategy rm
    7. Applied clear-num16.9

      \[\leadsto \]
    8. Simplified8.0

      \[\leadsto \]

    if -3.5889303322404708e-234 < b_2 < 1711063662601362.25

    1. Initial program 11.3

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    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied div-inv11.4

      \[\leadsto \]

    if 1711063662601362.25 < b_2

    1. Initial program 32.9

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    2. Using strategy rm
    3. Applied flip--60.0

      \[\leadsto \]
    4. Simplified59.4

      \[\leadsto \]
    5. Simplified59.4

      \[\leadsto \]
    6. Taylor expanded around 0 7.5

      \[\leadsto \]
    7. Simplified7.5

      \[\leadsto \]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification7.6

    \[\leadsto \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020192 
(FPCore (a b_2 c)
  :name "quad2m (problem 3.2.1, negative)"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (- (neg b_2) (sqrt (- (* b_2 b_2) (* a c)))) a))