Average Error: 20.4 → 4.9
Time: 1.6s
Precision: binary64
\[0 < x \land x < 1 \land y < 1\]
\[\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y} \leq 1:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y} \leq 1:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;-1\\

\end{array}
(FPCore (x y) :precision binary64 (/ (* (- x y) (+ x y)) (+ (* x x) (* y y))))
↓
(FPCore (x y)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= (/ (* (- x y) (+ x y)) (+ (* x x) (* y y))) 1.0)
   (/ (* (- x y) (+ x y)) (+ (* x x) (* y y)))
   -1.0))
double code(double x, double y) {
	return (((double) (((double) (x - y)) * ((double) (x + y)))) / ((double) (((double) (x * x)) + ((double) (y * y)))));
}
↓
double code(double x, double y) {
	double VAR;
	if (((((double) (((double) (x - y)) * ((double) (x + y)))) / ((double) (((double) (x * x)) + ((double) (y * y))))) <= 1.0)) {
		VAR = (((double) (((double) (x - y)) * ((double) (x + y)))) / ((double) (((double) (x * x)) + ((double) (y * y)))));
	} else {
		VAR = -1.0;
	}
	return VAR;
}

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Target

Original20.4
Target0.1
Herbie4.9
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;0.5 < \left|\frac{x}{y}\right| \land \left|\frac{x}{y}\right| < 2:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;1 - \frac{2}{1 + \frac{x}{y} \cdot \frac{x}{y}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if (/ (* (- x y) (+ x y)) (+ (* x x) (* y y))) < 1

    1. Initial program 0.0

      \[\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y}\]

    if 1 < (/ (* (- x y) (+ x y)) (+ (* x x) (* y y)))

    1. Initial program 64.0

      \[\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y}\]

    2. Taylor expanded around 0 15.3

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{-1}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplification4.9

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y} \leq 1:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(x - y\right) \cdot \left(x + y\right)}{x \cdot x + y \cdot y}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-1\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020198 
(FPCore (x y)
  :name "Kahan p9 Example"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (< 0.0 x 1.0) (< y 1.0))

  :herbie-target
  (if (< 0.5 (fabs (/ x y)) 2.0) (/ (* (- x y) (+ x y)) (+ (* x x) (* y y))) (- 1.0 (/ 2.0 (+ 1.0 (* (/ x y) (/ x y))))))

  (/ (* (- x y) (+ x y)) (+ (* x x) (* y y))))