expm1 (example 3.7)

Percentage Accurate: 8.5% → 100.0%
Time: 3.4s
Alternatives: 8
Speedup: 104.0×

Specification

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\[\left|x\right| \leq 1\]
\[\begin{array}{l} \\ e^{x} - 1 \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (- (exp x) 1.0))
double code(double x) {
	return exp(x) - 1.0;
}
module fmin_fmax_functions
    implicit none
    private
    public fmax
    public fmin

    interface fmax
        module procedure fmax88
        module procedure fmax44
        module procedure fmax84
        module procedure fmax48
    end interface
    interface fmin
        module procedure fmin88
        module procedure fmin44
        module procedure fmin84
        module procedure fmin48
    end interface
contains
    real(8) function fmax88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmax44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, max(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), max(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmin44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, min(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), min(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
end module

real(8) function code(x)
use fmin_fmax_functions
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    code = exp(x) - 1.0d0
end function
public static double code(double x) {
	return Math.exp(x) - 1.0;
}
def code(x):
	return math.exp(x) - 1.0
function code(x)
	return Float64(exp(x) - 1.0)
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = exp(x) - 1.0;
end
code[x_] := N[(N[Exp[x], $MachinePrecision] - 1.0), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
e^{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 8 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: 8.5% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ e^{x} - 1 \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (- (exp x) 1.0))
double code(double x) {
	return exp(x) - 1.0;
}
module fmin_fmax_functions
    implicit none
    private
    public fmax
    public fmin

    interface fmax
        module procedure fmax88
        module procedure fmax44
        module procedure fmax84
        module procedure fmax48
    end interface
    interface fmin
        module procedure fmin88
        module procedure fmin44
        module procedure fmin84
        module procedure fmin48
    end interface
contains
    real(8) function fmax88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmax44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, max(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmax48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), max(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin88(x, y) result (res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(4) function fmin44(x, y) result (res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin84(x, y) result(res)
        real(8), intent (in) :: x
        real(4), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, min(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
    real(8) function fmin48(x, y) result(res)
        real(4), intent (in) :: x
        real(8), intent (in) :: y
        res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), min(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
    end function
end module

real(8) function code(x)
use fmin_fmax_functions
    real(8), intent (in) :: x
    code = exp(x) - 1.0d0
end function
public static double code(double x) {
	return Math.exp(x) - 1.0;
}
def code(x):
	return math.exp(x) - 1.0
function code(x)
	return Float64(exp(x) - 1.0)
end
function tmp = code(x)
	tmp = exp(x) - 1.0;
end
code[x_] := N[(N[Exp[x], $MachinePrecision] - 1.0), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
e^{x} - 1
\end{array}

Alternative 1: 100.0% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \mathsf{expm1}\left(x\right) \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (expm1 x))
double code(double x) {
	return expm1(x);
}
public static double code(double x) {
	return Math.expm1(x);
}
def code(x):
	return math.expm1(x)
function code(x)
	return expm1(x)
end
code[x_] := N[(Exp[x] - 1), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\mathsf{expm1}\left(x\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 10.2%

    \[e^{x} - 1 \]
  2. Add Preprocessing
  3. Step-by-step derivation
    1. lift--.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{e^{x} - 1} \]
    2. lift-exp.f64N/A

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{e^{x}} - 1 \]
    3. lower-expm1.f64100.0

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(x\right)} \]
  4. Applied rewrites100.0%

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{expm1}\left(x\right)} \]
  5. Add Preprocessing

Alternative 2: 99.6% accurate, 4.3× speedup?

\[\begin{array}{l} \\ \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right), x \cdot x, x\right) \end{array} \]
(FPCore (x)
 :precision binary64
 (fma (fma (fma 0.041666666666666664 x 0.16666666666666666) x 0.5) (* x x) x))
double code(double x) {
	return fma(fma(fma(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666), x, 0.5), (x * x), x);
}
function code(x)
	return fma(fma(fma(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666), x, 0.5), Float64(x * x), x)
end
code[x_] := N[(N[(N[(0.041666666666666664 * x + 0.16666666666666666), $MachinePrecision] * x + 0.5), $MachinePrecision] * N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] + x), $MachinePrecision]
\begin{array}{l}

\\
\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right), x \cdot x, x\right)
\end{array}
Derivation
  1. Initial program 10.2%

    \[e^{x} - 1 \]
  2. Add Preprocessing
  3. Taylor expanded in x around 0

    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot \left(1 + x \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} + x \cdot \left(\frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{24} \cdot x\right)\right)\right)} \]
  4. Step-by-step derivation
    1. Applied rewrites99.6%

      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right), x, 1\right) \cdot x} \]
    2. Step-by-step derivation
      1. Applied rewrites99.6%

        \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right) \cdot x, \color{blue}{x}, 1 \cdot x\right) \]
      2. Step-by-step derivation
        1. Applied rewrites99.6%

          \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right), \color{blue}{x \cdot x}, x\right) \]
        2. Add Preprocessing

        Alternative 3: 99.6% accurate, 4.3× speedup?

        \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right), x, 1\right) \cdot x \end{array} \]
        (FPCore (x)
         :precision binary64
         (*
          (fma (fma (fma 0.041666666666666664 x 0.16666666666666666) x 0.5) x 1.0)
          x))
        double code(double x) {
        	return fma(fma(fma(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666), x, 0.5), x, 1.0) * x;
        }
        
        function code(x)
        	return Float64(fma(fma(fma(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666), x, 0.5), x, 1.0) * x)
        end
        
        code[x_] := N[(N[(N[(N[(0.041666666666666664 * x + 0.16666666666666666), $MachinePrecision] * x + 0.5), $MachinePrecision] * x + 1.0), $MachinePrecision] * x), $MachinePrecision]
        
        \begin{array}{l}
        
        \\
        \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right), x, 1\right) \cdot x
        \end{array}
        
        Derivation
        1. Initial program 10.2%

          \[e^{x} - 1 \]
        2. Add Preprocessing
        3. Taylor expanded in x around 0

          \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot \left(1 + x \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} + x \cdot \left(\frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{24} \cdot x\right)\right)\right)} \]
        4. Step-by-step derivation
          1. Applied rewrites99.6%

            \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right), x, 1\right) \cdot x} \]
          2. Add Preprocessing

          Alternative 4: 99.4% accurate, 5.8× speedup?

          \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5\right), x \cdot x, x\right) \end{array} \]
          (FPCore (x)
           :precision binary64
           (fma (fma 0.16666666666666666 x 0.5) (* x x) x))
          double code(double x) {
          	return fma(fma(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5), (x * x), x);
          }
          
          function code(x)
          	return fma(fma(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5), Float64(x * x), x)
          end
          
          code[x_] := N[(N[(0.16666666666666666 * x + 0.5), $MachinePrecision] * N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] + x), $MachinePrecision]
          
          \begin{array}{l}
          
          \\
          \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5\right), x \cdot x, x\right)
          \end{array}
          
          Derivation
          1. Initial program 10.2%

            \[e^{x} - 1 \]
          2. Add Preprocessing
          3. Taylor expanded in x around 0

            \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot \left(1 + x \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} + x \cdot \left(\frac{1}{6} + \frac{1}{24} \cdot x\right)\right)\right)} \]
          4. Step-by-step derivation
            1. Applied rewrites99.6%

              \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right), x, 1\right) \cdot x} \]
            2. Step-by-step derivation
              1. Applied rewrites99.6%

                \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right) \cdot x, \color{blue}{x}, 1 \cdot x\right) \]
              2. Step-by-step derivation
                1. Applied rewrites99.6%

                  \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.041666666666666664, x, 0.16666666666666666\right), x, 0.5\right), \color{blue}{x \cdot x}, x\right) \]
                2. Taylor expanded in x around 0

                  \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(\frac{1}{6}, x, \frac{1}{2}\right), x \cdot x, x\right) \]
                3. Step-by-step derivation
                  1. Applied rewrites99.3%

                    \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5\right), x \cdot x, x\right) \]
                  2. Add Preprocessing

                  Alternative 5: 99.4% accurate, 5.8× speedup?

                  \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5\right), x, 1\right) \cdot x \end{array} \]
                  (FPCore (x)
                   :precision binary64
                   (* (fma (fma 0.16666666666666666 x 0.5) x 1.0) x))
                  double code(double x) {
                  	return fma(fma(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5), x, 1.0) * x;
                  }
                  
                  function code(x)
                  	return Float64(fma(fma(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5), x, 1.0) * x)
                  end
                  
                  code[x_] := N[(N[(N[(0.16666666666666666 * x + 0.5), $MachinePrecision] * x + 1.0), $MachinePrecision] * x), $MachinePrecision]
                  
                  \begin{array}{l}
                  
                  \\
                  \mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5\right), x, 1\right) \cdot x
                  \end{array}
                  
                  Derivation
                  1. Initial program 10.2%

                    \[e^{x} - 1 \]
                  2. Add Preprocessing
                  3. Taylor expanded in x around 0

                    \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot \left(1 + x \cdot \left(\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{6} \cdot x\right)\right)} \]
                  4. Step-by-step derivation
                    1. Applied rewrites99.3%

                      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(\mathsf{fma}\left(0.16666666666666666, x, 0.5\right), x, 1\right) \cdot x} \]
                    2. Add Preprocessing

                    Alternative 6: 99.0% accurate, 8.7× speedup?

                    \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \mathsf{fma}\left(x \cdot x, 0.5, x\right) \end{array} \]
                    (FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (fma (* x x) 0.5 x))
                    double code(double x) {
                    	return fma((x * x), 0.5, x);
                    }
                    
                    function code(x)
                    	return fma(Float64(x * x), 0.5, x)
                    end
                    
                    code[x_] := N[(N[(x * x), $MachinePrecision] * 0.5 + x), $MachinePrecision]
                    
                    \begin{array}{l}
                    
                    \\
                    \mathsf{fma}\left(x \cdot x, 0.5, x\right)
                    \end{array}
                    
                    Derivation
                    1. Initial program 10.2%

                      \[e^{x} - 1 \]
                    2. Add Preprocessing
                    3. Taylor expanded in x around 0

                      \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot \left(1 + \frac{1}{2} \cdot x\right)} \]
                    4. Step-by-step derivation
                      1. Applied rewrites98.4%

                        \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, x, 1\right) \cdot x} \]
                      2. Step-by-step derivation
                        1. Applied rewrites98.4%

                          \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5 \cdot x, \color{blue}{x}, 1 \cdot x\right) \]
                        2. Step-by-step derivation
                          1. Applied rewrites98.4%

                            \[\leadsto \mathsf{fma}\left(x \cdot x, \color{blue}{0.5}, x\right) \]
                          2. Add Preprocessing

                          Alternative 7: 99.0% accurate, 8.7× speedup?

                          \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, x, 1\right) \cdot x \end{array} \]
                          (FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (* (fma 0.5 x 1.0) x))
                          double code(double x) {
                          	return fma(0.5, x, 1.0) * x;
                          }
                          
                          function code(x)
                          	return Float64(fma(0.5, x, 1.0) * x)
                          end
                          
                          code[x_] := N[(N[(0.5 * x + 1.0), $MachinePrecision] * x), $MachinePrecision]
                          
                          \begin{array}{l}
                          
                          \\
                          \mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, x, 1\right) \cdot x
                          \end{array}
                          
                          Derivation
                          1. Initial program 10.2%

                            \[e^{x} - 1 \]
                          2. Add Preprocessing
                          3. Taylor expanded in x around 0

                            \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x \cdot \left(1 + \frac{1}{2} \cdot x\right)} \]
                          4. Step-by-step derivation
                            1. Applied rewrites98.4%

                              \[\leadsto \color{blue}{\mathsf{fma}\left(0.5, x, 1\right) \cdot x} \]
                            2. Add Preprocessing

                            Alternative 8: 97.9% accurate, 104.0× speedup?

                            \[\begin{array}{l} \\ x \end{array} \]
                            (FPCore (x) :precision binary64 x)
                            double code(double x) {
                            	return x;
                            }
                            
                            module fmin_fmax_functions
                                implicit none
                                private
                                public fmax
                                public fmin
                            
                                interface fmax
                                    module procedure fmax88
                                    module procedure fmax44
                                    module procedure fmax84
                                    module procedure fmax48
                                end interface
                                interface fmin
                                    module procedure fmin88
                                    module procedure fmin44
                                    module procedure fmin84
                                    module procedure fmin48
                                end interface
                            contains
                                real(8) function fmax88(x, y) result (res)
                                    real(8), intent (in) :: x
                                    real(8), intent (in) :: y
                                    res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
                                end function
                                real(4) function fmax44(x, y) result (res)
                                    real(4), intent (in) :: x
                                    real(4), intent (in) :: y
                                    res = merge(y, merge(x, max(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
                                end function
                                real(8) function fmax84(x, y) result(res)
                                    real(8), intent (in) :: x
                                    real(4), intent (in) :: y
                                    res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, max(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
                                end function
                                real(8) function fmax48(x, y) result(res)
                                    real(4), intent (in) :: x
                                    real(8), intent (in) :: y
                                    res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), max(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
                                end function
                                real(8) function fmin88(x, y) result (res)
                                    real(8), intent (in) :: x
                                    real(8), intent (in) :: y
                                    res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
                                end function
                                real(4) function fmin44(x, y) result (res)
                                    real(4), intent (in) :: x
                                    real(4), intent (in) :: y
                                    res = merge(y, merge(x, min(x, y), y /= y), x /= x)
                                end function
                                real(8) function fmin84(x, y) result(res)
                                    real(8), intent (in) :: x
                                    real(4), intent (in) :: y
                                    res = merge(dble(y), merge(x, min(x, dble(y)), y /= y), x /= x)
                                end function
                                real(8) function fmin48(x, y) result(res)
                                    real(4), intent (in) :: x
                                    real(8), intent (in) :: y
                                    res = merge(y, merge(dble(x), min(dble(x), y), y /= y), x /= x)
                                end function
                            end module
                            
                            real(8) function code(x)
                            use fmin_fmax_functions
                                real(8), intent (in) :: x
                                code = x
                            end function
                            
                            public static double code(double x) {
                            	return x;
                            }
                            
                            def code(x):
                            	return x
                            
                            function code(x)
                            	return x
                            end
                            
                            function tmp = code(x)
                            	tmp = x;
                            end
                            
                            code[x_] := x
                            
                            \begin{array}{l}
                            
                            \\
                            x
                            \end{array}
                            
                            Derivation
                            1. Initial program 10.2%

                              \[e^{x} - 1 \]
                            2. Add Preprocessing
                            3. Taylor expanded in x around 0

                              \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x} \]
                            4. Step-by-step derivation
                              1. Applied rewrites96.7%

                                \[\leadsto \color{blue}{x} \]
                              2. Add Preprocessing

                              Developer Target 1: 100.0% accurate, 1.0× speedup?

                              \[\begin{array}{l} \\ \mathsf{expm1}\left(x\right) \end{array} \]
                              (FPCore (x) :precision binary64 (expm1 x))
                              double code(double x) {
                              	return expm1(x);
                              }
                              
                              public static double code(double x) {
                              	return Math.expm1(x);
                              }
                              
                              def code(x):
                              	return math.expm1(x)
                              
                              function code(x)
                              	return expm1(x)
                              end
                              
                              code[x_] := N[(Exp[x] - 1), $MachinePrecision]
                              
                              \begin{array}{l}
                              
                              \\
                              \mathsf{expm1}\left(x\right)
                              \end{array}
                              

                              Reproduce

                              ?
                              herbie shell --seed 2025019 
                              (FPCore (x)
                                :name "expm1 (example 3.7)"
                                :precision binary64
                                :pre (<= (fabs x) 1.0)
                              
                                :alt
                                (! :herbie-platform default (expm1 x))
                              
                                (- (exp x) 1.0))