Average Error: 0.0 → 0
Time: 802.0ms
Precision: binary64
\[x \cdot 116 - 16 \]
↓
\[\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 116, -16\right) \]
x \cdot 116 - 16
↓
\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 116, -16\right)

(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (- (* x 116.0) 16.0))
↓
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (fma x 116.0 -16.0))
double code(double x) {
	return (x * 116.0) - 16.0;
}
↓
double code(double x) {
	return fma(x, 116.0, -16.0);
}

Error

Bits error versus x

Derivation

  1. Initial program 0.0

    \[x \cdot 116 - 16 \]

  2. Simplified0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(x, 116, -16\right)} \]

  3. Final simplification0

    \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(x, 116, -16\right) \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2022129 
(FPCore (x)
  :name "Data.Colour.CIE:lightness from colour-2.3.3"
  :precision binary64
  (- (* x 116.0) 16.0))