x / (x^2 + 1)

Percentage Accurate: 77.2% → 100.0%
Time: 2.4s
Alternatives: 3
Speedup: 1.4×

Specification

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\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (/ x (+ (* x x) 1.0)))
double code(double x) {
	return x / ((x * x) + 1.0);
}
real(8) function code(x)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    code = x / ((x * x) + 1.0d0)
end function
public static double code(double x) {
	return x / ((x * x) + 1.0);
}
def code(x):
	return x / ((x * x) + 1.0)
function code(x)
	return Float64(x / Float64(Float64(x * x) + 1.0))
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = x / ((x * x) + 1.0);
end
code[x_] := N[(x / N[(N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] + 1.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1}
\end{array}

Sampling outcomes in binary64 precision:

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.

Accuracy vs Speed?

Herbie found 3 alternatives:

AlternativeAccuracySpeedup
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.

Initial Program: 77.2% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (/ x (+ (* x x) 1.0)))
double code(double x) {
	return x / ((x * x) + 1.0);
}
real(8) function code(x)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    code = x / ((x * x) + 1.0d0)
end function
public static double code(double x) {
	return x / ((x * x) + 1.0);
}
def code(x):
	return x / ((x * x) + 1.0)
function code(x)
	return Float64(x / Float64(Float64(x * x) + 1.0))
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = x / ((x * x) + 1.0);
end
code[x_] := N[(x / N[(N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] + 1.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1}
\end{array}

Alternative 1: 100.0% accurate, 0.8× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} x_m = \left|x\right| \\ x_s = \mathsf{copysign}\left(1, x\right) \\ x_s \cdot \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x_m \leq 50000000:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{x_m}{x_m \cdot x_m + 1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{x_m}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
x_m = (fabs.f64 x)
x_s = (copysign.f64 1 x)
(FPCore (x_s x_m)
 :precision binary64
 (* x_s (if (<= x_m 50000000.0) (/ x_m (+ (* x_m x_m) 1.0)) (/ 1.0 x_m))))
x_m = fabs(x);
x_s = copysign(1.0, x);
double code(double x_s, double x_m) {
	double tmp;
	if (x_m <= 50000000.0) {
		tmp = x_m / ((x_m * x_m) + 1.0);
	} else {
		tmp = 1.0 / x_m;
	}
	return x_s * tmp;
}
x_m = abs(x)
x_s = copysign(1.0d0, x)
real(8) function code(x_s, x_m)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x_s
    real(8), intent (in) :: x_m
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (x_m <= 50000000.0d0) then
        tmp = x_m / ((x_m * x_m) + 1.0d0)
    else
        tmp = 1.0d0 / x_m
    end if
    code = x_s * tmp
end function
x_m = Math.abs(x);
x_s = Math.copySign(1.0, x);
public static double code(double x_s, double x_m) {
	double tmp;
	if (x_m <= 50000000.0) {
		tmp = x_m / ((x_m * x_m) + 1.0);
	} else {
		tmp = 1.0 / x_m;
	}
	return x_s * tmp;
}
x_m = math.fabs(x)
x_s = math.copysign(1.0, x)
def code(x_s, x_m):
	tmp = 0
	if x_m <= 50000000.0:
		tmp = x_m / ((x_m * x_m) + 1.0)
	else:
		tmp = 1.0 / x_m
	return x_s * tmp
x_m = abs(x)
x_s = copysign(1.0, x)
function code(x_s, x_m)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (x_m <= 50000000.0)
		tmp = Float64(x_m / Float64(Float64(x_m * x_m) + 1.0));
	else
		tmp = Float64(1.0 / x_m);
	end
	return Float64(x_s * tmp)
end
x_m = abs(x);
x_s = sign(x) * abs(1.0);
function tmp_2 = code(x_s, x_m)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (x_m <= 50000000.0)
		tmp = x_m / ((x_m * x_m) + 1.0);
	else
		tmp = 1.0 / x_m;
	end
	tmp_2 = x_s * tmp;
end
x_m = N[Abs[x], $MachinePrecision]
x_s = N[With[{TMP1 = Abs[1.0], TMP2 = Sign[x]}, TMP1 * If[TMP2 == 0, 1, TMP2]], $MachinePrecision]
code[x$95$s_, x$95$m_] := N[(x$95$s * If[LessEqual[x$95$m, 50000000.0], N[(x$95$m / N[(N[(x$95$m * x$95$m), $MachinePrecision] + 1.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(1.0 / x$95$m), $MachinePrecision]]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
x_m = \left|x\right|
\\
x_s = \mathsf{copysign}\left(1, x\right)

\\
x_s \cdot \begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;x_m \leq 50000000:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{x_m}{x_m \cdot x_m + 1}\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{x_m}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if x < 5e7

    1. Initial program 82.8%

      \[\frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1} \]

    if 5e7 < x

    1. Initial program 48.9%

      \[\frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in x around inf 100.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{x}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification86.5%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x \leq 50000000:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{x}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2: 99.0% accurate, 1.4× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} x_m = \left|x\right| \\ x_s = \mathsf{copysign}\left(1, x\right) \\ x_s \cdot \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x_m \leq 1:\\ \;\;\;\;x_m\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{x_m}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]
x_m = (fabs.f64 x)
x_s = (copysign.f64 1 x)
(FPCore (x_s x_m)
 :precision binary64
 (* x_s (if (<= x_m 1.0) x_m (/ 1.0 x_m))))
x_m = fabs(x);
x_s = copysign(1.0, x);
double code(double x_s, double x_m) {
	double tmp;
	if (x_m <= 1.0) {
		tmp = x_m;
	} else {
		tmp = 1.0 / x_m;
	}
	return x_s * tmp;
}
x_m = abs(x)
x_s = copysign(1.0d0, x)
real(8) function code(x_s, x_m)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x_s
    real(8), intent (in) :: x_m
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (x_m <= 1.0d0) then
        tmp = x_m
    else
        tmp = 1.0d0 / x_m
    end if
    code = x_s * tmp
end function
x_m = Math.abs(x);
x_s = Math.copySign(1.0, x);
public static double code(double x_s, double x_m) {
	double tmp;
	if (x_m <= 1.0) {
		tmp = x_m;
	} else {
		tmp = 1.0 / x_m;
	}
	return x_s * tmp;
}
x_m = math.fabs(x)
x_s = math.copysign(1.0, x)
def code(x_s, x_m):
	tmp = 0
	if x_m <= 1.0:
		tmp = x_m
	else:
		tmp = 1.0 / x_m
	return x_s * tmp
x_m = abs(x)
x_s = copysign(1.0, x)
function code(x_s, x_m)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (x_m <= 1.0)
		tmp = x_m;
	else
		tmp = Float64(1.0 / x_m);
	end
	return Float64(x_s * tmp)
end
x_m = abs(x);
x_s = sign(x) * abs(1.0);
function tmp_2 = code(x_s, x_m)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (x_m <= 1.0)
		tmp = x_m;
	else
		tmp = 1.0 / x_m;
	end
	tmp_2 = x_s * tmp;
end
x_m = N[Abs[x], $MachinePrecision]
x_s = N[With[{TMP1 = Abs[1.0], TMP2 = Sign[x]}, TMP1 * If[TMP2 == 0, 1, TMP2]], $MachinePrecision]
code[x$95$s_, x$95$m_] := N[(x$95$s * If[LessEqual[x$95$m, 1.0], x$95$m, N[(1.0 / x$95$m), $MachinePrecision]]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
x_m = \left|x\right|
\\
x_s = \mathsf{copysign}\left(1, x\right)

\\
x_s \cdot \begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;x_m \leq 1:\\
\;\;\;\;x_m\\

\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{1}{x_m}\\


\end{array}
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Split input into 2 regimes
  2. if x < 1

    1. Initial program 82.7%

      \[\frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in x around 0 67.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x} \]

    if 1 < x

    1. Initial program 49.8%

      \[\frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1} \]
    2. Taylor expanded in x around inf 99.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\frac{1}{x}} \]
  3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.
  4. Final simplification74.4%

    \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;x \leq 1:\\ \;\;\;\;x\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\frac{1}{x}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 51.8% accurate, 7.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} x_m = \left|x\right| \\ x_s = \mathsf{copysign}\left(1, x\right) \\ x_s \cdot x_m \end{array} \]
x_m = (fabs.f64 x)
x_s = (copysign.f64 1 x)
(FPCore (x_s x_m) :precision binary64 (* x_s x_m))
x_m = fabs(x);
x_s = copysign(1.0, x);
double code(double x_s, double x_m) {
	return x_s * x_m;
}
x_m = abs(x)
x_s = copysign(1.0d0, x)
real(8) function code(x_s, x_m)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x_s
    real(8), intent (in) :: x_m
    code = x_s * x_m
end function
x_m = Math.abs(x);
x_s = Math.copySign(1.0, x);
public static double code(double x_s, double x_m) {
	return x_s * x_m;
}
x_m = math.fabs(x)
x_s = math.copysign(1.0, x)
def code(x_s, x_m):
	return x_s * x_m
x_m = abs(x)
x_s = copysign(1.0, x)
function code(x_s, x_m)
	return Float64(x_s * x_m)
end
x_m = abs(x);
x_s = sign(x) * abs(1.0);
function tmp = code(x_s, x_m)
	tmp = x_s * x_m;
end
x_m = N[Abs[x], $MachinePrecision]
x_s = N[With[{TMP1 = Abs[1.0], TMP2 = Sign[x]}, TMP1 * If[TMP2 == 0, 1, TMP2]], $MachinePrecision]
code[x$95$s_, x$95$m_] := N[(x$95$s * x$95$m), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
x_m = \left|x\right|
\\
x_s = \mathsf{copysign}\left(1, x\right)

\\
x_s \cdot x_m
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 75.5%

    \[\frac{x}{x \cdot x + 1} \]
  2. Taylor expanded in x around 0 53.5%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x} \]
  3. Final simplification53.5%

    \[\leadsto x \]

Developer target: 99.9% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \frac{1}{x + \frac{1}{x}} \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (/ 1.0 (+ x (/ 1.0 x))))
double code(double x) {
	return 1.0 / (x + (1.0 / x));
}
real(8) function code(x)
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    code = 1.0d0 / (x + (1.0d0 / x))
end function
public static double code(double x) {
	return 1.0 / (x + (1.0 / x));
}
def code(x):
	return 1.0 / (x + (1.0 / x))
function code(x)
	return Float64(1.0 / Float64(x + Float64(1.0 / x)))
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = 1.0 / (x + (1.0 / x));
end
code[x_] := N[(1.0 / N[(x + N[(1.0 / x), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\frac{1}{x + \frac{1}{x}}
\end{array}

Reproduce

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herbie shell --seed 2023334 
(FPCore (x)
  :name "x / (x^2 + 1)"
  :precision binary64

  :herbie-target
  (/ 1.0 (+ x (/ 1.0 x)))

  (/ x (+ (* x x) 1.0)))