Falkner and Boettcher, Appendix A

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Percentage Accurate: 89.1% → 98.6%
Time: 18.1s
Precision: binary64
Cost: 20804

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\[\frac{a \cdot {k}^{m}}{\left(1 + 10 \cdot k\right) + k \cdot k} \]
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := a \cdot {k}^{m}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\frac{t_0}{\left(1 + k \cdot 10\right) + k \cdot k} \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+219}:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, k + 10, 1\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array} \]
(FPCore (a k m)
 :precision binary64
 (/ (* a (pow k m)) (+ (+ 1.0 (* 10.0 k)) (* k k))))
(FPCore (a k m)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0 (* a (pow k m))))
   (if (<= (/ t_0 (+ (+ 1.0 (* k 10.0)) (* k k))) 5e+219)
     (* a (/ (pow k m) (fma k (+ k 10.0) 1.0)))
     t_0)))
double code(double a, double k, double m) {
	return (a * pow(k, m)) / ((1.0 + (10.0 * k)) + (k * k));
}
double code(double a, double k, double m) {
	double t_0 = a * pow(k, m);
	double tmp;
	if ((t_0 / ((1.0 + (k * 10.0)) + (k * k))) <= 5e+219) {
		tmp = a * (pow(k, m) / fma(k, (k + 10.0), 1.0));
	} else {
		tmp = t_0;
	}
	return tmp;
}
function code(a, k, m)
	return Float64(Float64(a * (k ^ m)) / Float64(Float64(1.0 + Float64(10.0 * k)) + Float64(k * k)))
end
function code(a, k, m)
	t_0 = Float64(a * (k ^ m))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (Float64(t_0 / Float64(Float64(1.0 + Float64(k * 10.0)) + Float64(k * k))) <= 5e+219)
		tmp = Float64(a * Float64((k ^ m) / fma(k, Float64(k + 10.0), 1.0)));
	else
		tmp = t_0;
	end
	return tmp
end
code[a_, k_, m_] := N[(N[(a * N[Power[k, m], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(N[(1.0 + N[(10.0 * k), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(k * k), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
code[a_, k_, m_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(a * N[Power[k, m], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[N[(t$95$0 / N[(N[(1.0 + N[(k * 10.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(k * k), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], 5e+219], N[(a * N[(N[Power[k, m], $MachinePrecision] / N[(k * N[(k + 10.0), $MachinePrecision] + 1.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], t$95$0]]
\frac{a \cdot {k}^{m}}{\left(1 + 10 \cdot k\right) + k \cdot k}
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := a \cdot {k}^{m}\\
\mathbf{if}\;\frac{t_0}{\left(1 + k \cdot 10\right) + k \cdot k} \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+219}:\\
\;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, k + 10, 1\right)}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;t_0\\


\end{array}

Local Percentage Accuracy vs ?

The average percentage accuracy by input value. Horizontal axis shows value of an input variable; the variable is choosen in the title. Vertical axis is accuracy; higher is better. Red represent the original program, while blue represents Herbie's suggestion. These can be toggled with buttons below the plot. The line is an average while dots represent individual samples.

Herbie found 16 alternatives:

AlternativeAccuracySpeedup

Accuracy vs Speed

The accuracy (vertical axis) and speed (horizontal axis) of each alternatives. Up and to the right is better. The red square shows the initial program, and each blue circle shows an alternative.The line shows the best available speed-accuracy tradeoffs.

Bogosity?

Bogosity

Derivation?

  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if (/.f64 (*.f64 a (pow.f64 k m)) (+.f64 (+.f64 1 (*.f64 10 k)) (*.f64 k k))) < 5e219

    1. Initial program 98.5%

      \[\frac{a \cdot {k}^{m}}{\left(1 + 10 \cdot k\right) + k \cdot k} \]
    2. Simplified98.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, k + 10, 1\right)}} \]
      Step-by-step derivation

      [Start]98.5%

      \[ \frac{a \cdot {k}^{m}}{\left(1 + 10 \cdot k\right) + k \cdot k} \]

      associate-*r/ [<=]98.5%

      \[ \color{blue}{a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\left(1 + 10 \cdot k\right) + k \cdot k}} \]

      associate-+l+ [=>]98.5%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\color{blue}{1 + \left(10 \cdot k + k \cdot k\right)}} \]

      +-commutative [=>]98.5%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\color{blue}{\left(10 \cdot k + k \cdot k\right) + 1}} \]

      distribute-rgt-out [=>]98.5%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\color{blue}{k \cdot \left(10 + k\right)} + 1} \]

      fma-def [=>]98.5%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, 10 + k, 1\right)}} \]

      +-commutative [=>]98.5%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, \color{blue}{k + 10}, 1\right)} \]

    if 5e219 < (/.f64 (*.f64 a (pow.f64 k m)) (+.f64 (+.f64 1 (*.f64 10 k)) (*.f64 k k)))

    1. Initial program 73.8%

      \[\frac{a \cdot {k}^{m}}{\left(1 + 10 \cdot k\right) + k \cdot k} \]
    2. Simplified73.8%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, k + 10, 1\right)}} \]
      Step-by-step derivation

      [Start]73.8%

      \[ \frac{a \cdot {k}^{m}}{\left(1 + 10 \cdot k\right) + k \cdot k} \]

      associate-*r/ [<=]73.8%

      \[ \color{blue}{a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\left(1 + 10 \cdot k\right) + k \cdot k}} \]

      associate-+l+ [=>]73.8%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\color{blue}{1 + \left(10 \cdot k + k \cdot k\right)}} \]

      +-commutative [=>]73.8%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\color{blue}{\left(10 \cdot k + k \cdot k\right) + 1}} \]

      distribute-rgt-out [=>]73.8%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\color{blue}{k \cdot \left(10 + k\right)} + 1} \]

      fma-def [=>]73.8%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, 10 + k, 1\right)}} \]

      +-commutative [=>]73.8%

      \[ a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, \color{blue}{k + 10}, 1\right)} \]
    3. Taylor expanded in k around 0 50.8%

      \[\leadsto a \cdot \color{blue}{e^{\log k \cdot m}} \]
    4. Simplified100.0%

      \[\leadsto a \cdot \color{blue}{{k}^{m}} \]
      Step-by-step derivation

      [Start]50.8%

      \[ a \cdot e^{\log k \cdot m} \]

      exp-to-pow [=>]100.0%

      \[ a \cdot \color{blue}{{k}^{m}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification98.9%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;\frac{a \cdot {k}^{m}}{\left(1 + k \cdot 10\right) + k \cdot k} \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+219}:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, k + 10, 1\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot {k}^{m}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternatives

Alternative 1
Accuracy98.6%
Cost20804
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := a \cdot {k}^{m}\\ \mathbf{if}\;\frac{t_0}{\left(1 + k \cdot 10\right) + k \cdot k} \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+219}:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{{k}^{m}}{\mathsf{fma}\left(k, k + 10, 1\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 2
Accuracy98.6%
Cost14660
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := a \cdot {k}^{m}\\ t_1 := \frac{t_0}{\left(1 + k \cdot 10\right) + k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_1 \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+219}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 3
Accuracy98.1%
Cost6921
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -8.8 \cdot 10^{-17} \lor \neg \left(m \leq 3 \cdot 10^{-8}\right):\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot {k}^{m}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{1}{1 + k \cdot \left(k + 10\right)}\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 4
Accuracy97.7%
Cost6916
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;k \leq 1:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot {k}^{m}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot {k}^{\left(m - 2\right)}\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 5
Accuracy60.0%
Cost1096
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.032:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{--1}{k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 1.75:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{1}{1 + k \cdot \left(k + 10\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;a + a \cdot \left(k \cdot \left(k \cdot 100\right) + k \cdot -10\right)\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 6
Accuracy55.0%
Cost968
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.075:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{--1}{k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 0.64:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{1}{1 + k \cdot \left(k + 10\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 7
Accuracy45.1%
Cost844
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := -10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.011:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a}{k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 5.1 \cdot 10^{-118}:\\ \;\;\;\;a + t_0\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 1.15:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a}{k \cdot \left(k + 10\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 8
Accuracy55.0%
Cost840
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.08:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{--1}{k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 0.92:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a}{1 + k \cdot \left(k + 10\right)}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 9
Accuracy45.0%
Cost716
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \frac{a}{k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.065:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 8.8 \cdot 10^{-117}:\\ \;\;\;\;a\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 0.42:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 10
Accuracy45.0%
Cost716
\[\begin{array}{l} t_0 := \frac{a}{k \cdot k}\\ t_1 := -10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.032:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 6.7 \cdot 10^{-112}:\\ \;\;\;\;a + t_1\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 0.51:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;t_1\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 11
Accuracy48.1%
Cost712
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.06:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a}{k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 1.08:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a}{1 + k \cdot 10}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 12
Accuracy53.9%
Cost712
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.075:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a}{k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 0.8:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a}{1 + k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 13
Accuracy54.1%
Cost712
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.011:\\ \;\;\;\;a \cdot \frac{--1}{k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 0.58:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a}{1 + k \cdot k}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 14
Accuracy32.9%
Cost584
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;m \leq -0.032:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{a}{k \cdot 10}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;m \leq 0.52:\\ \;\;\;\;a\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 15
Accuracy28.6%
Cost452
\[\begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;m \leq 0.375:\\ \;\;\;\;a\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;-10 \cdot \left(a \cdot k\right)\\ \end{array} \]
Alternative 16
Accuracy22.1%
Cost64
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Reproduce?

herbie shell --seed 2023271 
(FPCore (a k m)
  :name "Falkner and Boettcher, Appendix A"
  :precision binary64
  (/ (* a (pow k m)) (+ (+ 1.0 (* 10.0 k)) (* k k))))