Average Error: 25.7 → 25.7
Time: 1.2s
Precision: binary64
Cost: 960
\[\frac{b \cdot c - a \cdot d}{c \cdot c + d \cdot d}\]
↓
\[\frac{b \cdot c - a \cdot d}{c \cdot c + d \cdot d}\]
\frac{b \cdot c - a \cdot d}{c \cdot c + d \cdot d}
↓
\frac{b \cdot c - a \cdot d}{c \cdot c + d \cdot d}
(FPCore (a b c d)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (- (* b c) (* a d)) (+ (* c c) (* d d))))
↓
(FPCore (a b c d)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (- (* b c) (* a d)) (+ (* c c) (* d d))))
double code(double a, double b, double c, double d) {
	return ((b * c) - (a * d)) / ((c * c) + (d * d));
}
↓
double code(double a, double b, double c, double d) {
	return ((b * c) - (a * d)) / ((c * c) + (d * d));
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Bits error versus d

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Results

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Target

Original25.7
Target0.5
Herbie25.7
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\left|d\right| < \left|c\right|:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b - a \cdot \frac{d}{c}}{c + d \cdot \frac{d}{c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-a\right) + b \cdot \frac{c}{d}}{d + c \cdot \frac{c}{d}}\\ \end{array}\]

Derivation

  1. Initial program 25.7

    \[\frac{b \cdot c - a \cdot d}{c \cdot c + d \cdot d}\]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021042 
(FPCore (a b c d)
  :name "Complex division, imag part"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (if (< (fabs d) (fabs c)) (/ (- b (* a (/ d c))) (+ c (* d (/ d c)))) (/ (+ (- a) (* b (/ c d))) (+ d (* c (/ c d)))))

  (/ (- (* b c) (* a d)) (+ (* c c) (* d d))))