Average Error: 0.4 → 0.3
Time: 6.1s
Precision: binary64
\[0 \leq u1 \land u1 \leq 1 \land 0 \leq u2 \land u2 \leq 1\]
\[\left(\frac{1}{6} \cdot {\left(-2 \cdot \log u1\right)}^{0.5}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5\]
↓
\[\left(\sqrt{-\log u1} \cdot \left(0.16666666666666666 \cdot \sqrt{2}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5\]
\left(\frac{1}{6} \cdot {\left(-2 \cdot \log u1\right)}^{0.5}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5
↓
\left(\sqrt{-\log u1} \cdot \left(0.16666666666666666 \cdot \sqrt{2}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5
(FPCore (u1 u2)
 :precision binary64
 (+
  (* (* (/ 1.0 6.0) (pow (* -2.0 (log u1)) 0.5)) (cos (* (* 2.0 PI) u2)))
  0.5))
↓
(FPCore (u1 u2)
 :precision binary64
 (+
  (*
   (* (sqrt (- (log u1))) (* 0.16666666666666666 (sqrt 2.0)))
   (cos (* (* 2.0 PI) u2)))
  0.5))
double code(double u1, double u2) {
	return (((1.0 / 6.0) * pow((-2.0 * log(u1)), 0.5)) * cos((2.0 * ((double) M_PI)) * u2)) + 0.5;
}
↓
double code(double u1, double u2) {
	return ((sqrt(-log(u1)) * (0.16666666666666666 * sqrt(2.0))) * cos((2.0 * ((double) M_PI)) * u2)) + 0.5;
}

Error

Bits error versus u1

Bits error versus u2

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Results

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Derivation

  1. Initial program 0.4

    \[\left(\frac{1}{6} \cdot {\left(-2 \cdot \log u1\right)}^{0.5}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5\]

  2. Taylor expanded around inf 0.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(0.16666666666666666 \cdot \left(\sqrt{\log \left(\frac{1}{u1}\right)} \cdot \sqrt{2}\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5\]

  3. Simplified0.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(0.16666666666666666 \cdot \left(\sqrt{-\log u1} \cdot \sqrt{2}\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5\]
  4. Using strategy rm

  5. Applied associate-*r*_binary640.4

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\left(0.16666666666666666 \cdot \sqrt{-\log u1}\right) \cdot \sqrt{2}\right)} \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5\]

  6. Simplified0.4

    \[\leadsto \left(\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-\log u1} \cdot 0.16666666666666666\right)} \cdot \sqrt{2}\right) \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5\]
  7. Using strategy rm

  8. Applied associate-*l*_binary640.3

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{-\log u1} \cdot \left(0.16666666666666666 \cdot \sqrt{2}\right)\right)} \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5\]

  9. Final simplification0.3

    \[\leadsto \left(\sqrt{-\log u1} \cdot \left(0.16666666666666666 \cdot \sqrt{2}\right)\right) \cdot \cos \left(\left(2 \cdot \pi\right) \cdot u2\right) + 0.5\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2020292 
(FPCore (u1 u2)
  :name "normal distribution"
  :precision binary64
  :pre (and (<= 0.0 u1 1.0) (<= 0.0 u2 1.0))
  (+ (* (* (/ 1.0 6.0) (pow (* -2.0 (log u1)) 0.5)) (cos (* (* 2.0 PI) u2))) 0.5))