\left(x \cdot x\right) \cdot 2 - 1
\mathsf{fma}\left(x, x \cdot 2, -1\right)
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (- (* (* x x) 2.0) 1.0))
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (fma x (* x 2.0) -1.0))
double code(double x) {
return ((x * x) * 2.0) - 1.0;
}
double code(double x) {
return fma(x, (x * 2.0), -1.0);
}



Bits error versus x
Initial program 0.0
Simplified0
Final simplification0
herbie shell --seed 2022076
(FPCore (x)
:name "Numeric.SpecFunctions:logGammaCorrection from math-functions-0.1.5.2"
:precision binary64
(- (* (* x x) 2.0) 1.0))