        which is almost the ideal solution, however almost all of the error occurs
        in evaluating the power terms when <span class="emphasis"><em>a</em></span> or <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span>
        are large. If we assume that <span class="emphasis"><em>a &gt; b</em></span> then the larger
        of the two power terms can be reduced by a factor of <span class="emphasis"><em>b</em></span>,
        which immediately cuts the maximum error in half:
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