double code(double x) {
return fabs((1.0 / sqrt((double) M_PI)) * ((((2.0 * fabs(x)) + ((2.0 / 3.0) * ((fabs(x) * fabs(x)) * fabs(x)))) + ((1.0 / 5.0) * ((((fabs(x) * fabs(x)) * fabs(x)) * fabs(x)) * fabs(x)))) + ((1.0 / 21.0) * ((((((fabs(x) * fabs(x)) * fabs(x)) * fabs(x)) * fabs(x)) * fabs(x)) * fabs(x)))));
}
double code(double x) {
return fabs(1.0 * (((pow(fabs(x), 7.0) * 0.047619047619047616) + ((pow(fabs(x), 5.0) * 0.2) + ((pow(fabs(x), 3.0) * 0.6666666666666666) + (fabs(x) * 2.0)))) * sqrt(1.0 / ((double) M_PI))));
}



Bits error versus x
Results
Initial program 0.2
Simplified0.1
Taylor expanded around 0 0.2
Simplified0.2
Final simplification0.2
herbie shell --seed 2020338
(FPCore (x)
:name "Jmat.Real.erfi, branch x less than or equal to 0.5"
:precision binary64
:pre (<= x 0.5)
(fabs (* (/ 1.0 (sqrt PI)) (+ (+ (+ (* 2.0 (fabs x)) (* (/ 2.0 3.0) (* (* (fabs x) (fabs x)) (fabs x)))) (* (/ 1.0 5.0) (* (* (* (* (fabs x) (fabs x)) (fabs x)) (fabs x)) (fabs x)))) (* (/ 1.0 21.0) (* (* (* (* (* (* (fabs x) (fabs x)) (fabs x)) (fabs x)) (fabs x)) (fabs x)) (fabs x)))))))