Bouland and Aaronson, Equation (25)

Percentage Accurate: 73.8% → 99.0%

Time: 6.1s

Alternatives: 6

Speedup: 1.2×

• 61.2% of points produce a very large (infinite) output. You may want to add a precondition.

Specification

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b)
 :precision binary64
 (-
  (+
   (pow (+ (* a a) (* b b)) 2.0)
   (* 4.0 (+ (* (* a a) (+ 1.0 a)) (* (* b b) (- 1.0 (* 3.0 a))))))
  1.0))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	return (pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (1.0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    code = ((((a * a) + (b * b)) ** 2.0d0) + (4.0d0 * (((a * a) * (1.0d0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0d0 - (3.0d0 * a)))))) - 1.0d0
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	return (Math.pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (1.0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0;
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	return (math.pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (1.0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0

Julia

function code(a, b)
	return Float64(Float64((Float64(Float64(a * a) + Float64(b * b)) ^ 2.0) + Float64(4.0 * Float64(Float64(Float64(a * a) * Float64(1.0 + a)) + Float64(Float64(b * b) * Float64(1.0 - Float64(3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0)
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b)
	tmp = ((((a * a) + (b * b)) ^ 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (1.0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := N[(N[(N[Power[N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], 2.0], $MachinePrecision] + N[(4.0 * N[(N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] * N[(1.0 + a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] * N[(1.0 - N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - 1.0), $MachinePrecision]

Initial Program: 73.8% accurate, 1.0× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b)
 :precision binary64
 (-
  (+
   (pow (+ (* a a) (* b b)) 2.0)
   (* 4.0 (+ (* (* a a) (+ 1.0 a)) (* (* b b) (- 1.0 (* 3.0 a))))))
  1.0))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	return (pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (1.0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    code = ((((a * a) + (b * b)) ** 2.0d0) + (4.0d0 * (((a * a) * (1.0d0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0d0 - (3.0d0 * a)))))) - 1.0d0
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	return (Math.pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (1.0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0;
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	return (math.pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (1.0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0

Julia

function code(a, b)
	return Float64(Float64((Float64(Float64(a * a) + Float64(b * b)) ^ 2.0) + Float64(4.0 * Float64(Float64(Float64(a * a) * Float64(1.0 + a)) + Float64(Float64(b * b) * Float64(1.0 - Float64(3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0)
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b)
	tmp = ((((a * a) + (b * b)) ^ 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (1.0 + a)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (3.0 * a)))))) - 1.0;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := N[(N[(N[Power[N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], 2.0], $MachinePrecision] + N[(4.0 * N[(N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] * N[(1.0 + a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] * N[(1.0 - N[(3.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - 1.0), $MachinePrecision]

Alternative 1: 99.0% accurate, 0.3× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;a \leq -2.4 \cdot 10^{+66}:\\ \;\;\;\;{a}^{4}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;a \leq 13200000:\\ \;\;\;\;\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(a + 1\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - a \cdot 3\right)\right)\right) + -1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;4 \cdot {a}^{3} + \left({a}^{4} + {a}^{2} \cdot \left(4 + 2 \cdot {b}^{2}\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= a -2.4e+66)
   (pow a 4.0)
   (if (<= a 13200000.0)
     (+
      (+
       (pow (+ (* a a) (* b b)) 2.0)
       (* 4.0 (+ (* (* a a) (+ a 1.0)) (* (* b b) (- 1.0 (* a 3.0))))))
      -1.0)
     (+
      (* 4.0 (pow a 3.0))
      (+ (pow a 4.0) (* (pow a 2.0) (+ 4.0 (* 2.0 (pow b 2.0)))))))))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (a <= -2.4e+66) {
		tmp = pow(a, 4.0);
	} else if (a <= 13200000.0) {
		tmp = (pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (a * 3.0)))))) + -1.0;
	} else {
		tmp = (4.0 * pow(a, 3.0)) + (pow(a, 4.0) + (pow(a, 2.0) * (4.0 + (2.0 * pow(b, 2.0)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (a <= (-2.4d+66)) then
        tmp = a ** 4.0d0
    else if (a <= 13200000.0d0) then
        tmp = ((((a * a) + (b * b)) ** 2.0d0) + (4.0d0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0d0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0d0 - (a * 3.0d0)))))) + (-1.0d0)
    else
        tmp = (4.0d0 * (a ** 3.0d0)) + ((a ** 4.0d0) + ((a ** 2.0d0) * (4.0d0 + (2.0d0 * (b ** 2.0d0)))))
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (a <= -2.4e+66) {
		tmp = Math.pow(a, 4.0);
	} else if (a <= 13200000.0) {
		tmp = (Math.pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (a * 3.0)))))) + -1.0;
	} else {
		tmp = (4.0 * Math.pow(a, 3.0)) + (Math.pow(a, 4.0) + (Math.pow(a, 2.0) * (4.0 + (2.0 * Math.pow(b, 2.0)))));
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	tmp = 0
	if a <= -2.4e+66:
		tmp = math.pow(a, 4.0)
	elif a <= 13200000.0:
		tmp = (math.pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (a * 3.0)))))) + -1.0
	else:
		tmp = (4.0 * math.pow(a, 3.0)) + (math.pow(a, 4.0) + (math.pow(a, 2.0) * (4.0 + (2.0 * math.pow(b, 2.0)))))
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (a <= -2.4e+66)
		tmp = a ^ 4.0;
	elseif (a <= 13200000.0)
		tmp = Float64(Float64((Float64(Float64(a * a) + Float64(b * b)) ^ 2.0) + Float64(4.0 * Float64(Float64(Float64(a * a) * Float64(a + 1.0)) + Float64(Float64(b * b) * Float64(1.0 - Float64(a * 3.0)))))) + -1.0);
	else
		tmp = Float64(Float64(4.0 * (a ^ 3.0)) + Float64((a ^ 4.0) + Float64((a ^ 2.0) * Float64(4.0 + Float64(2.0 * (b ^ 2.0))))));
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (a <= -2.4e+66)
		tmp = a ^ 4.0;
	elseif (a <= 13200000.0)
		tmp = ((((a * a) + (b * b)) ^ 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (a * 3.0)))))) + -1.0;
	else
		tmp = (4.0 * (a ^ 3.0)) + ((a ^ 4.0) + ((a ^ 2.0) * (4.0 + (2.0 * (b ^ 2.0)))));
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := If[LessEqual[a, -2.4e+66], N[Power[a, 4.0], $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[a, 13200000.0], N[(N[(N[Power[N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], 2.0], $MachinePrecision] + N[(4.0 * N[(N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] * N[(a + 1.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] * N[(1.0 - N[(a * 3.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + -1.0), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(4.0 * N[Power[a, 3.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Power[a, 4.0], $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Power[a, 2.0], $MachinePrecision] * N[(4.0 + N[(2.0 * N[Power[b, 2.0], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 3 regimes

2. if a < -2.4000000000000002e66

   1. Initial program 11.1%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate--l+ 11.1%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

      2. fma-def 11.1%

         \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right) \]

      3. distribute-rgt-in 11.1%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right)} - 1\right) \]

      4. sqr-neg 11.1%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right) - 1\right) \]

      5. distribute-rgt-in 11.1%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)} - 1\right) \]

   3. Simplified 17.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot a, a + 1, \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 + -3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in a around inf 100.0%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{a}^{4}} \]

   if -2.4000000000000002e66 < a < 1.32e7

   1. Initial program 99.9%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]

   if 1.32e7 < a

   1. Initial program 57.5%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate--l+ 57.5%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

      2. fma-def 57.5%

         \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right) \]

      3. distribute-rgt-in 57.5%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right)} - 1\right) \]

      4. sqr-neg 57.5%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right) - 1\right) \]

      5. distribute-rgt-in 57.5%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)} - 1\right) \]

   3. Simplified 57.5%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot a, a + 1, \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 + -3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in a around inf 98.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{4 \cdot {a}^{3} + \left({a}^{2} \cdot \left(4 + 2 \cdot {b}^{2}\right) + {a}^{4}\right)} \]
3. Recombined 3 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 99.6%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;a \leq -2.4 \cdot 10^{+66}:\\ \;\;\;\;{a}^{4}\\ \mathbf{elif}\;a \leq 13200000:\\ \;\;\;\;\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(a + 1\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - a \cdot 3\right)\right)\right) + -1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;4 \cdot {a}^{3} + \left({a}^{4} + {a}^{2} \cdot \left(4 + 2 \cdot {b}^{2}\right)\right)\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 2: 98.5% accurate, 0.4× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := {\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(a + 1\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - a \cdot 3\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_0 \leq \infty:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0 + -1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, {a}^{3} \cdot \left(a + 4\right)\right) + -1\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0
         (+
          (pow (+ (* a a) (* b b)) 2.0)
          (* 4.0 (+ (* (* a a) (+ a 1.0)) (* (* b b) (- 1.0 (* a 3.0))))))))
   (if (<= t_0 INFINITY)
     (+ t_0 -1.0)
     (+ (fma (* a 2.0) (* a 2.0) (* (pow a 3.0) (+ a 4.0))) -1.0))))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	double t_0 = pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (a * 3.0)))));
	double tmp;
	if (t_0 <= ((double) INFINITY)) {
		tmp = t_0 + -1.0;
	} else {
		tmp = fma((a * 2.0), (a * 2.0), (pow(a, 3.0) * (a + 4.0))) + -1.0;
	}
	return tmp;
}

Julia

function code(a, b)
	t_0 = Float64((Float64(Float64(a * a) + Float64(b * b)) ^ 2.0) + Float64(4.0 * Float64(Float64(Float64(a * a) * Float64(a + 1.0)) + Float64(Float64(b * b) * Float64(1.0 - Float64(a * 3.0))))))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (t_0 <= Inf)
		tmp = Float64(t_0 + -1.0);
	else
		tmp = Float64(fma(Float64(a * 2.0), Float64(a * 2.0), Float64((a ^ 3.0) * Float64(a + 4.0))) + -1.0);
	end
	return tmp
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Power[N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], 2.0], $MachinePrecision] + N[(4.0 * N[(N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] * N[(a + 1.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] * N[(1.0 - N[(a * 3.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[t$95$0, Infinity], N[(t$95$0 + -1.0), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision] * N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[Power[a, 3.0], $MachinePrecision] * N[(a + 4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + -1.0), $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if (+.f64 (pow.f64 (+.f64 (*.f64 a a) (*.f64 b b)) 2) (*.f64 4 (+.f64 (*.f64 (*.f64 a a) (+.f64 1 a)) (*.f64 (*.f64 b b) (-.f64 1 (*.f64 3 a)))))) < +inf.0

   1. Initial program 99.9%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]

   if +inf.0 < (+.f64 (pow.f64 (+.f64 (*.f64 a a) (*.f64 b b)) 2) (*.f64 4 (+.f64 (*.f64 (*.f64 a a) (+.f64 1 a)) (*.f64 (*.f64 b b) (-.f64 1 (*.f64 3 a))))))

   1. Initial program 0.0%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate--l+ 0.0%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

      2. fma-def 0.0%

         \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right) \]

      3. distribute-rgt-in 0.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right)} - 1\right) \]

      4. sqr-neg 0.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right) - 1\right) \]

      5. distribute-rgt-in 0.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)} - 1\right) \]

   3. Simplified 4.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot a, a + 1, \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 + -3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b around 0 32.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot \left({a}^{2} \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) + {a}^{4}\right) - 1} \]

   5. Taylor expanded in a around 0 32.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot {a}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right)\right)} - 1 \]
   6. Step-by-step derivation

      1. add-sqr-sqrt 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}} \cdot \sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}}} + \left(4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right)\right) - 1 \]

      2. fma-def 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}}, \sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right)} - 1 \]

      3. *-commutative 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{{a}^{2} \cdot 4}}, \sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      4. sqrt-prod 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\sqrt{{a}^{2}} \cdot \sqrt{4}}, \sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      5. unpow2 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\sqrt{\color{blue}{a \cdot a}} \cdot \sqrt{4}, \sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      6. sqrt-prod 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{a} \cdot \sqrt{a}\right)} \cdot \sqrt{4}, \sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      7. add-sqr-sqrt 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\color{blue}{a} \cdot \sqrt{4}, \sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      8. metadata-eval 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot \color{blue}{2}, \sqrt{4 \cdot {a}^{2}}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      9. *-commutative 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, \sqrt{\color{blue}{{a}^{2} \cdot 4}}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      10. sqrt-prod 32.7%

          \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, \color{blue}{\sqrt{{a}^{2}} \cdot \sqrt{4}}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      11. unpow2 32.7%

          \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, \sqrt{\color{blue}{a \cdot a}} \cdot \sqrt{4}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      12. sqrt-prod 32.7%

          \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, \color{blue}{\left(\sqrt{a} \cdot \sqrt{a}\right)} \cdot \sqrt{4}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      13. add-sqr-sqrt 32.7%

          \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, \color{blue}{a} \cdot \sqrt{4}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      14. metadata-eval 32.7%

          \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot \color{blue}{2}, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}\right) - 1 \]

      15. fma-def 32.7%

          \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(4, {a}^{3}, {a}^{4}\right)}\right) - 1 \]

   7. Applied egg-rr 32.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, \mathsf{fma}\left(4, {a}^{3}, {a}^{4}\right)\right)} - 1 \]

   8. Taylor expanded in a around 0 32.7%

      \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, \color{blue}{4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{4}}\right) - 1 \]
   9. Step-by-step derivation

      1. metadata-eval 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + {a}^{\color{blue}{\left(3 + 1\right)}}\right) - 1 \]

      2. pow-plus 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + \color{blue}{{a}^{3} \cdot a}\right) - 1 \]

      3. *-commutative 32.7%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, 4 \cdot {a}^{3} + \color{blue}{a \cdot {a}^{3}}\right) - 1 \]

      4. distribute-rgt-out 91.6%

         \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, \color{blue}{{a}^{3} \cdot \left(4 + a\right)}\right) - 1 \]

   10. Simplified 91.6%

       \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, \color{blue}{{a}^{3} \cdot \left(4 + a\right)}\right) - 1 \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 97.7%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(a + 1\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - a \cdot 3\right)\right) \leq \infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(a + 1\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - a \cdot 3\right)\right)\right) + -1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;\mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot 2, a \cdot 2, {a}^{3} \cdot \left(a + 4\right)\right) + -1\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 3: 98.5% accurate, 0.5× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} t_0 := {\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(a + 1\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - a \cdot 3\right)\right)\\ \mathbf{if}\;t_0 \leq \infty:\\ \;\;\;\;t_0 + -1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;{a}^{4}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b)
 :precision binary64
 (let* ((t_0
         (+
          (pow (+ (* a a) (* b b)) 2.0)
          (* 4.0 (+ (* (* a a) (+ a 1.0)) (* (* b b) (- 1.0 (* a 3.0))))))))
   (if (<= t_0 INFINITY) (+ t_0 -1.0) (pow a 4.0))))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	double t_0 = pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (a * 3.0)))));
	double tmp;
	if (t_0 <= ((double) INFINITY)) {
		tmp = t_0 + -1.0;
	} else {
		tmp = pow(a, 4.0);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	double t_0 = Math.pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (a * 3.0)))));
	double tmp;
	if (t_0 <= Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY) {
		tmp = t_0 + -1.0;
	} else {
		tmp = Math.pow(a, 4.0);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	t_0 = math.pow(((a * a) + (b * b)), 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (a * 3.0)))))
	tmp = 0
	if t_0 <= math.inf:
		tmp = t_0 + -1.0
	else:
		tmp = math.pow(a, 4.0)
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b)
	t_0 = Float64((Float64(Float64(a * a) + Float64(b * b)) ^ 2.0) + Float64(4.0 * Float64(Float64(Float64(a * a) * Float64(a + 1.0)) + Float64(Float64(b * b) * Float64(1.0 - Float64(a * 3.0))))))
	tmp = 0.0
	if (t_0 <= Inf)
		tmp = Float64(t_0 + -1.0);
	else
		tmp = a ^ 4.0;
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b)
	t_0 = (((a * a) + (b * b)) ^ 2.0) + (4.0 * (((a * a) * (a + 1.0)) + ((b * b) * (1.0 - (a * 3.0)))));
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (t_0 <= Inf)
		tmp = t_0 + -1.0;
	else
		tmp = a ^ 4.0;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[(N[Power[N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] + N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], 2.0], $MachinePrecision] + N[(4.0 * N[(N[(N[(a * a), $MachinePrecision] * N[(a + 1.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] + N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] * N[(1.0 - N[(a * 3.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]}, If[LessEqual[t$95$0, Infinity], N[(t$95$0 + -1.0), $MachinePrecision], N[Power[a, 4.0], $MachinePrecision]]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if (+.f64 (pow.f64 (+.f64 (*.f64 a a) (*.f64 b b)) 2) (*.f64 4 (+.f64 (*.f64 (*.f64 a a) (+.f64 1 a)) (*.f64 (*.f64 b b) (-.f64 1 (*.f64 3 a)))))) < +inf.0

   1. Initial program 99.9%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]

   if +inf.0 < (+.f64 (pow.f64 (+.f64 (*.f64 a a) (*.f64 b b)) 2) (*.f64 4 (+.f64 (*.f64 (*.f64 a a) (+.f64 1 a)) (*.f64 (*.f64 b b) (-.f64 1 (*.f64 3 a))))))

   1. Initial program 0.0%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate--l+ 0.0%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

      2. fma-def 0.0%

         \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right) \]

      3. distribute-rgt-in 0.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right)} - 1\right) \]

      4. sqr-neg 0.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right) - 1\right) \]

      5. distribute-rgt-in 0.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)} - 1\right) \]

   3. Simplified 4.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot a, a + 1, \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 + -3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in a around inf 91.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{a}^{4}} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 97.7%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(a + 1\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - a \cdot 3\right)\right) \leq \infty:\\ \;\;\;\;\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(a + 1\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - a \cdot 3\right)\right)\right) + -1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;{a}^{4}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 4: 81.9% accurate, 1.2× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 3800000000000:\\ \;\;\;\;{a}^{4} + -1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;{b}^{4}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b 3800000000000.0) (+ (pow a 4.0) -1.0) (pow b 4.0)))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= 3800000000000.0) {
		tmp = pow(a, 4.0) + -1.0;
	} else {
		tmp = pow(b, 4.0);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= 3800000000000.0d0) then
        tmp = (a ** 4.0d0) + (-1.0d0)
    else
        tmp = b ** 4.0d0
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= 3800000000000.0) {
		tmp = Math.pow(a, 4.0) + -1.0;
	} else {
		tmp = Math.pow(b, 4.0);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= 3800000000000.0:
		tmp = math.pow(a, 4.0) + -1.0
	else:
		tmp = math.pow(b, 4.0)
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= 3800000000000.0)
		tmp = Float64((a ^ 4.0) + -1.0);
	else
		tmp = b ^ 4.0;
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= 3800000000000.0)
		tmp = (a ^ 4.0) + -1.0;
	else
		tmp = b ^ 4.0;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := If[LessEqual[b, 3800000000000.0], N[(N[Power[a, 4.0], $MachinePrecision] + -1.0), $MachinePrecision], N[Power[b, 4.0], $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if b < 3.8e12

   1. Initial program 75.3%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate--l+ 75.3%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

      2. fma-def 75.3%

         \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right) \]

      3. distribute-rgt-in 75.3%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right)} - 1\right) \]

      4. sqr-neg 75.3%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right) - 1\right) \]

      5. distribute-rgt-in 75.3%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)} - 1\right) \]

   3. Simplified 75.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot a, a + 1, \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 + -3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b around 0 69.1%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\left(4 \cdot \left({a}^{2} \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) + {a}^{4}\right) - 1} \]

   5. Taylor expanded in a around inf 82.7%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{a}^{4}} - 1 \]

   if 3.8e12 < b

   1. Initial program 68.0%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate--l+ 68.0%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

      2. fma-def 68.0%

         \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right) \]

      3. distribute-rgt-in 68.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right)} - 1\right) \]

      4. sqr-neg 68.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right) - 1\right) \]

      5. distribute-rgt-in 68.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)} - 1\right) \]

   3. Simplified 70.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot a, a + 1, \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 + -3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 97.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{b}^{4}} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 86.6%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 3800000000000:\\ \;\;\;\;{a}^{4} + -1\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;{b}^{4}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 5: 58.1% accurate, 1.2× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 3000000000000:\\ \;\;\;\;{a}^{4}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;{b}^{4}\\ \end{array} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b)
 :precision binary64
 (if (<= b 3000000000000.0) (pow a 4.0) (pow b 4.0)))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= 3000000000000.0) {
		tmp = pow(a, 4.0);
	} else {
		tmp = pow(b, 4.0);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    real(8) :: tmp
    if (b <= 3000000000000.0d0) then
        tmp = a ** 4.0d0
    else
        tmp = b ** 4.0d0
    end if
    code = tmp
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	double tmp;
	if (b <= 3000000000000.0) {
		tmp = Math.pow(a, 4.0);
	} else {
		tmp = Math.pow(b, 4.0);
	}
	return tmp;
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	tmp = 0
	if b <= 3000000000000.0:
		tmp = math.pow(a, 4.0)
	else:
		tmp = math.pow(b, 4.0)
	return tmp

Julia

function code(a, b)
	tmp = 0.0
	if (b <= 3000000000000.0)
		tmp = a ^ 4.0;
	else
		tmp = b ^ 4.0;
	end
	return tmp
end

MATLAB

function tmp_2 = code(a, b)
	tmp = 0.0;
	if (b <= 3000000000000.0)
		tmp = a ^ 4.0;
	else
		tmp = b ^ 4.0;
	end
	tmp_2 = tmp;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := If[LessEqual[b, 3000000000000.0], N[Power[a, 4.0], $MachinePrecision], N[Power[b, 4.0], $MachinePrecision]]

Derivation

1. Split input into 2 regimes

2. if b < 3e12

   1. Initial program 75.3%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate--l+ 75.3%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

      2. fma-def 75.3%

         \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right) \]

      3. distribute-rgt-in 75.3%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right)} - 1\right) \]

      4. sqr-neg 75.3%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right) - 1\right) \]

      5. distribute-rgt-in 75.3%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)} - 1\right) \]

   3. Simplified 75.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot a, a + 1, \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 + -3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in a around inf 50.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{a}^{4}} \]

   if 3e12 < b

   1. Initial program 68.0%

      \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]
   2. Step-by-step derivation

      1. associate--l+ 68.0%

         \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

      2. fma-def 68.0%

         \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right) \]

      3. distribute-rgt-in 68.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right)} - 1\right) \]

      4. sqr-neg 68.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right) - 1\right) \]

      5. distribute-rgt-in 68.0%

         \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)} - 1\right) \]

   3. Simplified 70.9%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot a, a + 1, \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 + -3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

   4. Taylor expanded in b around inf 97.2%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{b}^{4}} \]
3. Recombined 2 regimes into one program.

4. Final simplification 63.1%

   \[\leadsto \begin{array}{l} \mathbf{if}\;b \leq 3000000000000:\\ \;\;\;\;{a}^{4}\\ \mathbf{else}:\\ \;\;\;\;{b}^{4}\\ \end{array} \]

Alternative 6: 45.7% accurate, 1.3× speedup

Math

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ {a}^{4} \end{array} \]

FPCore

(FPCore (a b) :precision binary64 (pow a 4.0))

C

double code(double a, double b) {
	return pow(a, 4.0);
}

Fortran

real(8) function code(a, b)
    real(8), intent (in) :: a
    real(8), intent (in) :: b
    code = a ** 4.0d0
end function

Java

public static double code(double a, double b) {
	return Math.pow(a, 4.0);
}

Python

def code(a, b):
	return math.pow(a, 4.0)

Julia

function code(a, b)
	return a ^ 4.0
end

MATLAB

function tmp = code(a, b)
	tmp = a ^ 4.0;
end

Wolfram

code[a_, b_] := N[Power[a, 4.0], $MachinePrecision]

Derivation

1. Initial program 73.4%

   \[\left({\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + 4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)\right) - 1 \]
2. Step-by-step derivation

   1. associate--l+ 73.4%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(a \cdot a + b \cdot b\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

   2. fma-def 73.4%

      \[\leadsto {\color{blue}{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right) \]

   3. distribute-rgt-in 73.4%

      \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right)} - 1\right) \]

   4. sqr-neg 73.4%

      \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\left(\left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right)\right) \cdot 4 + \left(\color{blue}{\left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right)} \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right) \cdot 4\right) - 1\right) \]

   5. distribute-rgt-in 73.4%

      \[\leadsto {\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(\color{blue}{4 \cdot \left(\left(a \cdot a\right) \cdot \left(1 + a\right) + \left(\left(-b\right) \cdot \left(-b\right)\right) \cdot \left(1 - 3 \cdot a\right)\right)} - 1\right) \]

3. Simplified 74.5%

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(a, a, b \cdot b\right)\right)}^{2} + \left(4 \cdot \mathsf{fma}\left(a \cdot a, a + 1, \left(b \cdot b\right) \cdot \left(1 + -3 \cdot a\right)\right) - 1\right)} \]

4. Taylor expanded in a around inf 45.6%

   \[\leadsto \color{blue}{{a}^{4}} \]

5. Final simplification 45.6%

   \[\leadsto {a}^{4} \]

Reproduce

herbie shell --seed 2023336 
(FPCore (a b)
  :name "Bouland and Aaronson, Equation (25)"
  :precision binary64
  (- (+ (pow (+ (* a a) (* b b)) 2.0) (* 4.0 (+ (* (* a a) (+ 1.0 a)) (* (* b b) (- 1.0 (* 3.0 a)))))) 1.0))