\left|\frac{1}{\sqrt{\pi}} \cdot \left(\left(\left(2 \cdot \left|x\right| + \frac{2}{3} \cdot \left(\left(\left|x\right| \cdot \left|x\right|\right) \cdot \left|x\right|\right)\right) + \frac{1}{5} \cdot \left(\left(\left(\left(\left|x\right| \cdot \left|x\right|\right) \cdot \left|x\right|\right) \cdot \left|x\right|\right) \cdot \left|x\right|\right)\right) + \frac{1}{21} \cdot \left(\left(\left(\left(\left(\left(\left|x\right| \cdot \left|x\right|\right) \cdot \left|x\right|\right) \cdot \left|x\right|\right) \cdot \left|x\right|\right) \cdot \left|x\right|\right) \cdot \left|x\right|\right)\right)\right|\left|\sqrt{\frac{1}{\pi}} \cdot \left(\left(0.2 \cdot {x}^{5} + \left(0.6666666666666666 \cdot {x}^{3} + x \cdot 2\right)\right) + 0.047619047619047616 \cdot {x}^{7}\right)\right|(FPCore (x)
:precision binary64
(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)))))))(FPCore (x)
:precision binary64
(fabs
(*
(sqrt (/ 1.0 PI))
(+
(+ (* 0.2 (pow x 5.0)) (+ (* 0.6666666666666666 (pow x 3.0)) (* x 2.0)))
(* 0.047619047619047616 (pow x 7.0))))))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(sqrt(1.0 / ((double) M_PI)) * (((0.2 * pow(x, 5.0)) + ((0.6666666666666666 * pow(x, 3.0)) + (x * 2.0))) + (0.047619047619047616 * pow(x, 7.0))));
}



Bits error versus x
Results
Initial program 0.2
Simplified0.6
Taylor expanded around 0 0.2
Simplified0.2
Final simplification0.2
herbie shell --seed 2021148
(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)))))))