
(FPCore (a b c) :precision binary64 (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
return (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
real(8), intent (in) :: a
real(8), intent (in) :: b
real(8), intent (in) :: c
code = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0d0 * a)
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
return (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
}
def code(a, b, c): return (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a)
function code(a, b, c) return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(a * c))))) / Float64(2.0 * a)) end
function tmp = code(a, b, c) tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a); end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
\\
\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}
\end{array}
Sampling outcomes in binary64 precision:
Herbie found 8 alternatives:
| Alternative | Accuracy | Speedup |
|---|
(FPCore (a b c) :precision binary64 (/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
return (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
real(8), intent (in) :: a
real(8), intent (in) :: b
real(8), intent (in) :: c
code = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0d0 * a)
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
return (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a);
}
def code(a, b, c): return (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a)
function code(a, b, c) return Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(a * c))))) / Float64(2.0 * a)) end
function tmp = code(a, b, c) tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (2.0 * a); end
code[a_, b_, c_] := N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}
\\
\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{2 \cdot a}
\end{array}
(FPCore (a b c)
:precision binary64
(if (<= b -6.2e-74)
(/ c (- b))
(if (<= b 5e+112)
(/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* a 2.0))
(/ (- (* c (/ a b)) b) a))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
double tmp;
if (b <= -6.2e-74) {
tmp = c / -b;
} else if (b <= 5e+112) {
tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (a * 2.0);
} else {
tmp = ((c * (a / b)) - b) / a;
}
return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
real(8), intent (in) :: a
real(8), intent (in) :: b
real(8), intent (in) :: c
real(8) :: tmp
if (b <= (-6.2d-74)) then
tmp = c / -b
else if (b <= 5d+112) then
tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (a * c))))) / (a * 2.0d0)
else
tmp = ((c * (a / b)) - b) / a
end if
code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
double tmp;
if (b <= -6.2e-74) {
tmp = c / -b;
} else if (b <= 5e+112) {
tmp = (-b - Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (a * 2.0);
} else {
tmp = ((c * (a / b)) - b) / a;
}
return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c): tmp = 0 if b <= -6.2e-74: tmp = c / -b elif b <= 5e+112: tmp = (-b - math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (a * 2.0) else: tmp = ((c * (a / b)) - b) / a return tmp
function code(a, b, c) tmp = 0.0 if (b <= -6.2e-74) tmp = Float64(c / Float64(-b)); elseif (b <= 5e+112) tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(a * c))))) / Float64(a * 2.0)); else tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(c * Float64(a / b)) - b) / a); end return tmp end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c) tmp = 0.0; if (b <= -6.2e-74) tmp = c / -b; elseif (b <= 5e+112) tmp = (-b - sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))))) / (a * 2.0); else tmp = ((c * (a / b)) - b) / a; end tmp_2 = tmp; end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -6.2e-74], N[(c / (-b)), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 5e+112], N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(N[(c * N[(a / b), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] - b), $MachinePrecision] / a), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -6.2 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{-b}\\
\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 5 \cdot 10^{+112}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c \cdot \frac{a}{b} - b}{a}\\
\end{array}
\end{array}
if b < -6.2000000000000003e-74Initial program 18.7%
Taylor expanded in b around -inf
mul-1-negN/A
distribute-neg-frac2N/A
mul-1-negN/A
lower-/.f64N/A
mul-1-negN/A
lower-neg.f6489.1
Applied rewrites89.1%
if -6.2000000000000003e-74 < b < 5e112Initial program 80.2%
if 5e112 < b Initial program 56.6%
Taylor expanded in a around 0
+-commutativeN/A
mul-1-negN/A
sub-negN/A
lower-/.f64N/A
lower--.f64N/A
*-commutativeN/A
associate-/l*N/A
lower-*.f64N/A
lower-/.f6499.4
Applied rewrites99.4%
Final simplification87.2%
(FPCore (a b c)
:precision binary64
(if (<= b -3.4e-74)
(/ c (- b))
(if (<= b 6.2e-18)
(/ (- (- b) (sqrt (* c (* a -4.0)))) (* a 2.0))
(- (/ c b) (/ b a)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
double tmp;
if (b <= -3.4e-74) {
tmp = c / -b;
} else if (b <= 6.2e-18) {
tmp = (-b - sqrt((c * (a * -4.0)))) / (a * 2.0);
} else {
tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
}
return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
real(8), intent (in) :: a
real(8), intent (in) :: b
real(8), intent (in) :: c
real(8) :: tmp
if (b <= (-3.4d-74)) then
tmp = c / -b
else if (b <= 6.2d-18) then
tmp = (-b - sqrt((c * (a * (-4.0d0))))) / (a * 2.0d0)
else
tmp = (c / b) - (b / a)
end if
code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
double tmp;
if (b <= -3.4e-74) {
tmp = c / -b;
} else if (b <= 6.2e-18) {
tmp = (-b - Math.sqrt((c * (a * -4.0)))) / (a * 2.0);
} else {
tmp = (c / b) - (b / a);
}
return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c): tmp = 0 if b <= -3.4e-74: tmp = c / -b elif b <= 6.2e-18: tmp = (-b - math.sqrt((c * (a * -4.0)))) / (a * 2.0) else: tmp = (c / b) - (b / a) return tmp
function code(a, b, c) tmp = 0.0 if (b <= -3.4e-74) tmp = Float64(c / Float64(-b)); elseif (b <= 6.2e-18) tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - sqrt(Float64(c * Float64(a * -4.0)))) / Float64(a * 2.0)); else tmp = Float64(Float64(c / b) - Float64(b / a)); end return tmp end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c) tmp = 0.0; if (b <= -3.4e-74) tmp = c / -b; elseif (b <= 6.2e-18) tmp = (-b - sqrt((c * (a * -4.0)))) / (a * 2.0); else tmp = (c / b) - (b / a); end tmp_2 = tmp; end
code[a_, b_, c_] := If[LessEqual[b, -3.4e-74], N[(c / (-b)), $MachinePrecision], If[LessEqual[b, 6.2e-18], N[(N[((-b) - N[Sqrt[N[(c * N[(a * -4.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision] / N[(a * 2.0), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[(c / b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(b / a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
\\
\begin{array}{l}
\mathbf{if}\;b \leq -3.4 \cdot 10^{-74}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{-b}\\
\mathbf{elif}\;b \leq 6.2 \cdot 10^{-18}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - \sqrt{c \cdot \left(a \cdot -4\right)}}{a \cdot 2}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{b} - \frac{b}{a}\\
\end{array}
\end{array}
if b < -3.4000000000000001e-74Initial program 17.3%
Taylor expanded in b around -inf
mul-1-negN/A
distribute-neg-frac2N/A
mul-1-negN/A
lower-/.f64N/A
mul-1-negN/A
lower-neg.f6486.1
Applied rewrites86.1%
if -3.4000000000000001e-74 < b < 6.20000000000000014e-18Initial program 76.7%
Taylor expanded in b around 0
associate-*r*N/A
*-commutativeN/A
lower-*.f64N/A
*-commutativeN/A
lower-*.f6465.3
Applied rewrites65.3%
if 6.20000000000000014e-18 < b Initial program 64.4%
Taylor expanded in c around 0
+-commutativeN/A
mul-1-negN/A
unsub-negN/A
lower--.f64N/A
lower-/.f64N/A
lower-/.f6490.5
Applied rewrites90.5%
Final simplification80.8%
(FPCore (a b c)
:precision binary64
(let* ((t_0 (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))))
(if (< b 0.0)
(/ c (* a (/ (+ (- b) t_0) (* 2.0 a))))
(/ (- (- b) t_0) (* 2.0 a)))))
double code(double a, double b, double c) {
double t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))));
double tmp;
if (b < 0.0) {
tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a)));
} else {
tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
}
return tmp;
}
real(8) function code(a, b, c)
real(8), intent (in) :: a
real(8), intent (in) :: b
real(8), intent (in) :: c
real(8) :: t_0
real(8) :: tmp
t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0d0 * (a * c))))
if (b < 0.0d0) then
tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0d0 * a)))
else
tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0d0 * a)
end if
code = tmp
end function
public static double code(double a, double b, double c) {
double t_0 = Math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c))));
double tmp;
if (b < 0.0) {
tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a)));
} else {
tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a);
}
return tmp;
}
def code(a, b, c): t_0 = math.sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c)))) tmp = 0 if b < 0.0: tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a))) else: tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a) return tmp
function code(a, b, c) t_0 = sqrt(Float64(Float64(b * b) - Float64(4.0 * Float64(a * c)))) tmp = 0.0 if (b < 0.0) tmp = Float64(c / Float64(a * Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) + t_0) / Float64(2.0 * a)))); else tmp = Float64(Float64(Float64(-b) - t_0) / Float64(2.0 * a)); end return tmp end
function tmp_2 = code(a, b, c) t_0 = sqrt(((b * b) - (4.0 * (a * c)))); tmp = 0.0; if (b < 0.0) tmp = c / (a * ((-b + t_0) / (2.0 * a))); else tmp = (-b - t_0) / (2.0 * a); end tmp_2 = tmp; end
code[a_, b_, c_] := Block[{t$95$0 = N[Sqrt[N[(N[(b * b), $MachinePrecision] - N[(4.0 * N[(a * c), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]], $MachinePrecision]}, If[Less[b, 0.0], N[(c / N[(a * N[(N[((-b) + t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision], N[(N[((-b) - t$95$0), $MachinePrecision] / N[(2.0 * a), $MachinePrecision]), $MachinePrecision]]]
\begin{array}{l}
\\
\begin{array}{l}
t_0 := \sqrt{b \cdot b - 4 \cdot \left(a \cdot c\right)}\\
\mathbf{if}\;b < 0:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{c}{a \cdot \frac{\left(-b\right) + t\_0}{2 \cdot a}}\\
\mathbf{else}:\\
\;\;\;\;\frac{\left(-b\right) - t\_0}{2 \cdot a}\\
\end{array}
\end{array}
herbie shell --seed 2024223
(FPCore (a b c)
:name "The quadratic formula (r2)"
:precision binary64
:alt
(! :herbie-platform default (let ((d (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4 (* a c)))))) (let ((r1 (/ (+ (- b) d) (* 2 a)))) (let ((r2 (/ (- (- b) d) (* 2 a)))) (if (< b 0) (/ c (* a r1)) r2)))))
(/ (- (- b) (sqrt (- (* b b) (* 4.0 (* a c))))) (* 2.0 a)))