e^{\log a + \log b}a \cdot b
(FPCore (a b) :precision binary64 (exp (+ (log a) (log b))))
(FPCore (a b) :precision binary64 (* a b))
double code(double a, double b) {
return exp(log(a) + log(b));
}
double code(double a, double b) {
return a * b;
}








Bits error versus a








Bits error versus b
Results
| Original | 5.7 |
|---|---|
| Target | 0 |
| Herbie | 0 |
| Alternative 1 | |
|---|---|
| Error | 5.7 |
| Cost | 19392 |
| Alternative 2 | |
|---|---|
| Error | 60.5 |
| Cost | 64 |
| Alternative 3 | |
|---|---|
| Error | 53.6 |
| Cost | 64 |
| Alternative 4 | |
|---|---|
| Error | 62.8 |
| Cost | 64 |

Initial program 5.7
Simplified0
Simplified0
Final simplification0
herbie shell --seed 2021022
(FPCore (a b)
:name "Exp of sum of logs"
:precision binary64
:herbie-target
(* a b)
(exp (+ (log a) (log b))))