Average Error: 20.2 → 6.7
Time: 9.4s
Precision: binary64
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)\\ t_1 := \sqrt{t_0}\\ t_2 := \frac{t_1 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ t_3 := \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \end{array}\\ t_4 := \frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_3 \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(t_0\right)\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_4\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq -5.712850829085573 \cdot 10^{-247}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_3\\ \mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq 0 \lor \neg \left(t_3 \leq 2.4004568677540924 \cdot 10^{+233}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_4\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{b}, -\sqrt{b}, -t_1\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_2\\ \end{array} \]
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\


\end{array}
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)\\
t_1 := \sqrt{t_0}\\
t_2 := \frac{t_1 - b}{2 \cdot a}\\
t_3 := \begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - t_1}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_2\\


\end{array}\\
t_4 := \frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\
\mathbf{if}\;t_3 \leq -\infty:\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(t_0\right)\right)}}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_4\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq -5.712850829085573 \cdot 10^{-247}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_3\\

\mathbf{elif}\;t_3 \leq 0 \lor \neg \left(t_3 \leq 2.4004568677540924 \cdot 10^{+233}\right):\\
\;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_4\\


\end{array}\\

\mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{b}, -\sqrt{b}, -t_1\right)}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_2\\


\end{array}
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (if (>= b 0.0)
   (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))))
   (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))
(FPCore (a b c)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (- (* b b) (* c (* 4.0 a))))
        (t_1 (sqrt t_0))
        (t_2 (/ (- t_1 b) (* 2.0 a)))
        (t_3 (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) t_1)) t_2))
        (t_4 (/ (* b -2.0) (* 2.0 a))))
   (if (<= t_3 (- INFINITY))
     (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (expm1 (log1p t_0))))) t_4)
     (if (<= t_3 -5.712850829085573e-247)
       t_3
       (if (or (<= t_3 0.0) (not (<= t_3 2.4004568677540924e+233)))
         (if (>= b 0.0) (- (/ c b)) t_4)
         (if (>= b 0.0)
           (/ (* 2.0 c) (fma (sqrt b) (- (sqrt b)) (- t_1)))
           t_2))))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - sqrt((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c)));
	} else {
		tmp = (-b + sqrt((b * b) - ((4.0 * a) * c))) / (2.0 * a);
	}
	return tmp;
}
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
	double t_0 = (b * b) - (c * (4.0 * a));
	double t_1 = sqrt(t_0);
	double t_2 = (t_1 - b) / (2.0 * a);
	double tmp;
	if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp = (2.0 * c) / (-b - t_1);
	} else {
		tmp = t_2;
	}
	double t_3 = tmp;
	double t_4 = (b * -2.0) / (2.0 * a);
	double tmp_2;
	if (t_3 <= -((double) INFINITY)) {
		double tmp_3;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_3 = (2.0 * c) / (-b - sqrt(expm1(log1p(t_0))));
		} else {
			tmp_3 = t_4;
		}
		tmp_2 = tmp_3;
	} else if (t_3 <= -5.712850829085573e-247) {
		tmp_2 = t_3;
	} else if ((t_3 <= 0.0) || !(t_3 <= 2.4004568677540924e+233)) {
		double tmp_4;
		if (b >= 0.0) {
			tmp_4 = -(c / b);
		} else {
			tmp_4 = t_4;
		}
		tmp_2 = tmp_4;
	} else if (b >= 0.0) {
		tmp_2 = (2.0 * c) / fma(sqrt(b), -sqrt(b), -t_1);
	} else {
		tmp_2 = t_2;
	}
	return tmp_2;
}

Error

Bits error versus a

Bits error versus b

Bits error versus c

Derivation

  1. Split input into 4 regimes
  2. if (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a))) < -inf.0

    1. Initial program 64.0

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 16.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    3. Applied expm1-log1p-u_binary6416.7

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c\right)\right)}}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

    if -inf.0 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a))) < -5.71285082908557312e-247

    1. Initial program 2.6

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

    if -5.71285082908557312e-247 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a))) < 0.0 or 2.40045686775409245e233 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a)))

    1. Initial program 40.6

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in b around -inf 30.0

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in c around 0 11.2

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\color{blue}{-1 \cdot \frac{c}{b}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{-2 \cdot b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

    if 0.0 < (if (>=.f64 b 0) (/.f64 (*.f64 2 c) (-.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c))))) (/.f64 (+.f64 (neg.f64 b) (sqrt.f64 (-.f64 (*.f64 b b) (*.f64 (*.f64 4 a) c)))) (*.f64 2 a))) < 2.40045686775409245e233

    1. Initial program 2.9

      \[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    2. Applied add-sqr-sqrt_binary642.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-\color{blue}{\sqrt{b} \cdot \sqrt{b}}\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    3. Applied distribute-rgt-neg-in_binary642.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\sqrt{b} \cdot \left(-\sqrt{b}\right)} - \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
    4. Applied fma-neg_binary642.9

      \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{b}, -\sqrt{b}, -\sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) + \sqrt{b \cdot b - \left(4 \cdot a\right) \cdot c}}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]
  3. Recombined 4 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification6.7

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq -\infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{\mathsf{expm1}\left(\mathsf{log1p}\left(b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)\right)\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq -5.712850829085573 \cdot 10^{-247}:\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq 0 \lor \neg \left(\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \leq 2.4004568677540924 \cdot 10^{+233}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;-\frac{c}{b}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{b \cdot -2}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;b \geq 0:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{2 \cdot c}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{b}, -\sqrt{b}, -\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)}\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{\sqrt{b \cdot b - c \cdot \left(4 \cdot a\right)} - b}{2 \cdot a}\\ \end{array} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2021215 
(FPCore (a b c)
  :name "jeff quadratic root 2"
  :precision binary64
  (if (>= b 0.0) (/ (* 2.0 c) (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c))))) (/ (+ (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* (* 4.0 a) c)))) (* 2.0 a))))