\frac{x \cdot x - 3}{6}
\mathsf{fma}\left(0.16666666666666666, x \cdot x, -0.5\right)
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (/ (- (* x x) 3.0) 6.0))
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (fma 0.16666666666666666 (* x x) -0.5))
double code(double x) {
return ((x * x) - 3.0) / 6.0;
}
double code(double x) {
return fma(0.16666666666666666, (x * x), -0.5);
}



Bits error versus x
Initial program 0.1
Simplified0.1
Taylor expanded in x around 0 0.1
Simplified0.1
Final simplification0.1
herbie shell --seed 2021340
(FPCore (x)
:name "Numeric.SpecFunctions:invIncompleteBetaWorker from math-functions-0.1.5.2, H"
:precision binary64
(/ (- (* x x) 3.0) 6.0))