Average Error: 16.4 → 7.2
Time: 3.3s
Precision: binary64
\[\alpha > -1 \land \beta > -1\]
\[\frac{\frac{\beta - \alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + 1}{2}\]
↓
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\alpha \leq 9.936431395575482 \cdot 10^{+50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + \left(1 + \alpha \cdot \frac{-1}{\alpha + \left(\beta + 2\right)}\right)}{2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + \left(\left(\frac{2}{\alpha} + \frac{8}{{\alpha}^{3}}\right) - \frac{4}{\alpha \cdot \alpha}\right)}{2}\\ \end{array}\]
\frac{\frac{\beta - \alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + 1}{2}
↓
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;\alpha \leq 9.936431395575482 \cdot 10^{+50}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + \left(1 + \alpha \cdot \frac{-1}{\alpha + \left(\beta + 2\right)}\right)}{2}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + \left(\left(\frac{2}{\alpha} + \frac{8}{{\alpha}^{3}}\right) - \frac{4}{\alpha \cdot \alpha}\right)}{2}\\

\end{array}
double code(double alpha, double beta) {
	return (((double) ((((double) (beta - alpha)) / ((double) (((double) (alpha + beta)) + 2.0))) + 1.0)) / 2.0);
}
↓
double code(double alpha, double beta) {
	double VAR;
	if ((alpha <= 9.936431395575482e+50)) {
		VAR = (((double) ((beta / ((double) (((double) (alpha + beta)) + 2.0))) + ((double) (1.0 + ((double) (alpha * (-1.0 / ((double) (alpha + ((double) (beta + 2.0))))))))))) / 2.0);
	} else {
		VAR = (((double) ((beta / ((double) (((double) (alpha + beta)) + 2.0))) + ((double) (((double) ((2.0 / alpha) + (8.0 / ((double) pow(alpha, 3.0))))) - (4.0 / ((double) (alpha * alpha))))))) / 2.0);
	}
	return VAR;
}

Error

Bits error versus alpha

Bits error versus beta

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Derivation

  1. Split input into 2 regimes

  2. if alpha < 9.9364313955754818e50

    1. Initial program Error: 2.7 bits

      \[\frac{\frac{\beta - \alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + 1}{2}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied div-subError: 2.7 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \frac{\alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2}\right)} + 1}{2}\]

    4. Applied associate-+l-Error: 2.7 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \left(\frac{\alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - 1\right)}}{2}\]

    5. SimplifiedError: 2.7 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\alpha}{\beta + \left(\alpha + 2\right)} - 1\right)}}{2}\]
    6. Using strategy rm

    7. Applied div-invError: 2.7 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \left(\color{blue}{\alpha \cdot \frac{1}{\beta + \left(\alpha + 2\right)}} - 1\right)}{2}\]

    8. SimplifiedError: 2.7 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \left(\alpha \cdot \color{blue}{\frac{1}{\alpha + \left(\beta + 2\right)}} - 1\right)}{2}\]

    if 9.9364313955754818e50 < alpha

    1. Initial program Error: 51.7 bits

      \[\frac{\frac{\beta - \alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + 1}{2}\]
    2. Using strategy rm

    3. Applied div-subError: 51.7 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\left(\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \frac{\alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2}\right)} + 1}{2}\]

    4. Applied associate-+l-Error: 49.8 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\color{blue}{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \left(\frac{\alpha}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - 1\right)}}{2}\]

    5. SimplifiedError: 49.8 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \color{blue}{\left(\frac{\alpha}{\beta + \left(\alpha + 2\right)} - 1\right)}}{2}\]

    6. Taylor expanded around inf Error: 18.8 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot \frac{1}{{\alpha}^{2}} - \left(2 \cdot \frac{1}{\alpha} + 8 \cdot \frac{1}{{\alpha}^{3}}\right)\right)}}{2}\]

    7. SimplifiedError: 18.8 bits

      \[\leadsto \frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} - \color{blue}{\left(\frac{4}{\alpha \cdot \alpha} - \left(\frac{2}{\alpha} + \frac{8}{{\alpha}^{3}}\right)\right)}}{2}\]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

  4. Final simplificationError: 7.2 bits

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\alpha \leq 9.936431395575482 \cdot 10^{+50}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + \left(1 + \alpha \cdot \frac{-1}{\alpha + \left(\beta + 2\right)}\right)}{2}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\frac{\beta}{\left(\alpha + \beta\right) + 2} + \left(\left(\frac{2}{\alpha} + \frac{8}{{\alpha}^{3}}\right) - \frac{4}{\alpha \cdot \alpha}\right)}{2}\\ \end{array}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020200 
(FPCore (alpha beta)
  :name "Octave 3.8, jcobi/1"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (> alpha -1.0) (> beta -1.0))
  (/ (+ (/ (- beta alpha) (+ (+ alpha beta) 2.0)) 1.0) 2.0))