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hcdt-0.1.1.0: cpp/predicates.h

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#ifndef PREDICATES_H_INCLUDED
#define PREDICATES_H_INCLUDED

//@reference: https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~quake/robust.html

namespace  predicates {
	//@brief: geometric predicates using arbitrary precision arithmetic 
	//@note : these are provided primarily for illustrative purposes and adaptive routines should be preferred
	namespace exact {
		//@brief   : determine if the 2d point c is above, on, or below the line defined by a and b
		//@param ax: X-coordinate of a
		//@param ay: Y-coordinate of a
		//@param bx: X-coordinate of b
		//@param by: Y-coordinate of b
		//@param cx: X-coordinate of c
		//@param cy: Y-coordinate of c
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - cx, ay - cy}, {bx - cx, by - cy}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for c above, on, or below the line defined by a -> b
		template <typename T> T orient2d(T const ax, T const ay, T const bx, T const by, T const cx, T const cy);

		//@brief   : determine if the 2d point c is above, on, or below the line defined by a and b
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - cx, ay - cy}, {bx - cx, by - cy}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for c above, on, or below the line defined by a -> b
		template <typename T> T orient2d(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc);

		//@brief   : determine if the 2d point d is inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		//@param ax: X-coordinate of a
		//@param ay: Y-coordinate of a
		//@param bx: X-coordinate of b
		//@param by: Y-coordinate of b
		//@param cx: X-coordinate of c
		//@param cy: Y-coordinate of c
		//@param dx: X-coordinate of d
		//@param dy: Y-coordinate of d
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - dx, ay - dy, (ax - dx)^2 + (ay - dy)^2}, {bx - dx, by - dy, (bx - dx)^2 + (by - dy)^2}, {cx - dx, cy - dy, (cx - dx)^2 + (cy - dy)^2}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for d inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T incircle(T const ax, T const ay, T const bx, T const by, T const cx, T const cy, T const dx, T const dy);

		//@brief   : determine if the 2d point d is inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y}
		//@param pc: pointer to d as {x, y}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - dx, ay - dy, (ax - dx)^2 + (ay - dy)^2}, {bx - dx, by - dy, (bx - dx)^2 + (by - dy)^2}, {cx - dx, cy - dy, (cx - dx)^2 + (cy - dy)^2}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for d inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T incircle(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd);

		//@brief   : determine if the 3d point d is above, on, or below the plane defined by a, b, and c
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y, z}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y, z}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y, z}
		//@param pd: pointer to d as {x, y, z}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - dx, ay - dy, az - dz}, {bx - dx, by - dy, bz - dz}, {cx - dx, cy - dy, cz - dz}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for c above, on, or below the plane defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T orient3d(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd);
		
		//@brief   : determine if the 3d point e is inside, on, or outside the sphere defined by a, b, c, and d
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y, z}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y, z}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y, z}
		//@param pd: pointer to d as {x, y, z}
		//@param pe: pointer to e as {x, y, z}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - ex, ay - ey, az - ez, (ax - ex)^2 + (ay - ey)^2 + (az - ez)^2}, {bx - ex, by - ey, bz - ez, (bx - ex)^2 + (by - ey)^2 + (bz - ez)^2}, {cx - ex, cy - ey, cz - ez, (cx - ex)^2 + (cy - ey)^2 + (cz - ez)^2}, {dx - ex, dy - ey, dz - ez, (dx - ex)^2 + (dy - ey)^2 + (dz - ez)^2}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for d inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T insphere(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd, T const*const pe);
	}

	//@brief: geometric predicates using normal floating point arithmetic but falling back to arbitrary precision when needed
	//@note : these should have the same accuracy but are significantly faster when determinants are large
	namespace adaptive {
		//@brief   : determine if the 2d point c is above, on, or below the line defined by a and b
		//@param ax: X-coordinate of a
		//@param ay: Y-coordinate of a
		//@param bx: X-coordinate of b
		//@param by: Y-coordinate of b
		//@param cx: X-coordinate of c
		//@param cy: Y-coordinate of c
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - cx, ay - cy}, {bx - cx, by - cy}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for c above, on, or below the line defined by a -> b
		template <typename T> T orient2d(T const ax, T const ay, T const bx, T const by, T const cx, T const cy);

		//@brief   : determine if the 2d point c is above, on, or below the line defined by a and b
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - cx, ay - cy}, {bx - cx, by - cy}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for c above, on, or below the line defined by a -> b
		template <typename T> T orient2d(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc);

		//@brief   : determine if the 2d point d is inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		//@param ax: X-coordinate of a
		//@param ay: Y-coordinate of a
		//@param bx: X-coordinate of b
		//@param by: Y-coordinate of b
		//@param cx: X-coordinate of c
		//@param cy: Y-coordinate of c
		//@param dx: X-coordinate of d
		//@param dy: Y-coordinate of d
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - dx, ay - dy, (ax - dx)^2 + (ay - dy)^2}, {bx - dx, by - dy, (bx - dx)^2 + (by - dy)^2}, {cx - dx, cy - dy, (cx - dx)^2 + (cy - dy)^2}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for d inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T incircle(T const ax, T const ay, T const bx, T const by, T const cx, T const cy, T const dx, T const dy);

		//@brief   : determine if the 2d point d is inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y}
		//@param pc: pointer to d as {x, y}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - dx, ay - dy, (ax - dx)^2 + (ay - dy)^2}, {bx - dx, by - dy, (bx - dx)^2 + (by - dy)^2}, {cx - dx, cy - dy, (cx - dx)^2 + (cy - dy)^2}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for d inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T incircle(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd);

		//@brief   : determine if the 3d point d is above, on, or below the plane defined by a, b, and c
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y, z}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y, z}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y, z}
		//@param pd: pointer to d as {x, y, z}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - dx, ay - dy, az - dz}, {bx - dx, by - dy, bz - dz}, {cx - dx, cy - dy, cz - dz}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for c above, on, or below the plane defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T orient3d(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd);

		//@brief   : determine if the 3d point e is inside, on, or outside the sphere defined by a, b, c, and d
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y, z}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y, z}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y, z}
		//@param pd: pointer to d as {x, y, z}
		//@param pe: pointer to e as {x, y, z}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - ex, ay - ey, az - ez, (ax - ex)^2 + (ay - ey)^2 + (az - ez)^2}, {bx - ex, by - ey, bz - ez, (bx - ex)^2 + (by - ey)^2 + (bz - ez)^2}, {cx - ex, cy - ey, cz - ez, (cx - ex)^2 + (cy - ey)^2 + (cz - ez)^2}, {dx - ex, dy - ey, dz - ez, (dx - ex)^2 + (dy - ey)^2 + (dz - ez)^2}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for d inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T insphere(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd, T const*const pe);
	}
}

#include <cmath>//abs, fma
#include <limits>
#include <utility>//pair
#include <numeric>//accumulate
#include <algorithm>//transform, copy_n, merge
#include <functional>//negate

// a macro based static assert for pre c++11
#define PREDICATES_PORTABLE_STATIC_ASSERT(condition, message) typedef char message[(condition) ? 1 : -1]

// check if c++11 is supported
#if !defined(__cplusplus) && !defined(_MSC_VER)
	PREDICATES_PORTABLE_STATIC_ASSERT(false, couldnt_parse_cxx_standard)
#endif
#if __cplusplus >= 201103L || (defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1900)
	#define PREDICATES_CXX11_IS_SUPPORTED
#endif

// choose to use c++11 features or their backports
#ifdef PREDICATES_CXX11_IS_SUPPORTED
#include <array>
#include <type_traits>// is_same, enable_if
#undef PREDICATES_PORTABLE_STATIC_ASSERT
#define PREDICATES_TOKEN_TO_STRING1(x)  #x
#define PREDICATES_TOKEN_TO_STRING(x)  PREDICATES_TOKEN_TO_STRING1(x)
#define PREDICATES_PORTABLE_STATIC_ASSERT(condition, message) static_assert(condition, PREDICATES_TOKEN_TO_STRING(message))
namespace  predicates {
namespace stdx {
	using std::array;
	using std::copy_n;
}
#else
namespace  predicates {
namespace stdx {
	// array
	template<typename T, size_t N>
	class array {
		T buff[N];
	public:
		T& operator[](const size_t& i) { return buff[i]; }
		const T& operator[](const size_t& i) const { return buff[i]; }

		T       * data() { return buff; }
		T const * data() const { return buff; }

		T       *  begin() { return buff; }
		T const * cbegin() const { return buff; }
	};
	// copy_n
	template< class InputIt, class Size, class OutputIt>
	OutputIt copy_n(InputIt first, Size count, OutputIt result)
	{
		if (count > 0) {
			*result++ = *first;
			for (Size i = 1; i < count; ++i) {
				*result++ = *++first;
			}
		}
		return result;
	}
}
#endif // PREDICATES_CXX11_IS_SUPPORTED

namespace detail {
	template<typename T> class ExpansionBase;

	//@brief: class to exactly represent the result of a sequence of arithmetic operations as an sequence of values that sum to the result
	template<typename T, size_t N>
	class Expansion : private ExpansionBase<T>, public stdx::array<T, N> {
		private:
		public:
			size_t m_size;
			template <typename S> friend class ExpansionBase;//access for base class
			template <typename S, size_t M> friend class Expansion;//access for expansions of different size

			Expansion() : m_size(0) {}
			template <size_t M> Expansion& operator=(const Expansion<T, M>& e) {
				PREDICATES_PORTABLE_STATIC_ASSERT(M <= N, cannot_assign_a_larger_expansion_to_a_smaller_expansion);
				stdx::copy_n(e.cbegin(), e.size(), stdx::array<T, N>::begin());
				m_size = e.size();
				return *this;
			}

			//vector like convenience functions
			size_t size() const {return m_size;}
			bool empty() const {return 0 == m_size;}
			void push_back(const T v) {stdx::array<T, N>::operator[](m_size++) = v;}

		public:
			//estimates of expansion value
			T mostSignificant() const {return empty() ? T(0) : stdx::array<T, N>::operator[](m_size - 1);}
			T estimate() const {return std::accumulate(stdx::array<T, N>::cbegin(), stdx::array<T, N>::cbegin() + size(), T(0));}

			template <size_t M> Expansion<T, N+M> operator+(const Expansion<T, M>& f) const {
				Expansion<T, N+M> h;
				h.m_size = ExpansionBase<T>::ExpansionSum(this->data(), this->size(), f.data(), f.size(), h.data());
				return h;
			}

			void negate() {std::transform(stdx::array<T, N>::cbegin(), stdx::array<T, N>::cbegin() + size(), stdx::array<T, N>::begin(), std::negate<T>());}
			Expansion operator-() const {Expansion e = *this; e.negate(); return e;}
			template <size_t M> Expansion<T, N+M> operator-(const Expansion<T, M>& f) const {return operator+(-f);}

			Expansion<T, 2*N> operator*(const T b) const {
				Expansion<T, 2*N> h;
				h.m_size = ExpansionBase<T>::ScaleExpansion(this->data(), this->size(), b, h.data());
				return h;
			}
	};

// See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/40765925/1597714
// Standard defines: https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/numeric/math/fma
#if defined(__FMA__) || defined(__FMA4__) || defined(__AVX2__) || (defined(FP_FAST_FMA) && defined(FP_FAST_FMAF))
#define PREDICATES_FAST_FMA 1
#endif

	//@brief  : helper function to sort by absolute value
	//@param a: lhs item to compare
	//@param b: rhs item to compare
	//@return : true if |a| < |b|
	//@note   : defined since lambda functions aren't allow in c++03
	template <typename T> bool absLess(const T& a, const T& b) {return std::abs(a) < std::abs(b);}

	template<typename T>
	class ExpansionBase {
		private:
			static const T Splitter;

			PREDICATES_PORTABLE_STATIC_ASSERT(std::numeric_limits<T>::is_iec559, Requires_IEC_559_IEEE_754_floating_point_type);
			PREDICATES_PORTABLE_STATIC_ASSERT(2 == std::numeric_limits<T>::radix, Requires_base_2_floating_point_type);

			//combine result + roundoff error into expansion
			static inline Expansion<T, 2> MakeExpansion(const T value, const T tail) {
				Expansion<T, 2> e;
				if(T(0) != tail) e.push_back(tail);
				if(T(0) != value) e.push_back(value);
				return e;
			}

		protected:
			//add 2 expansions
			static size_t ExpansionSum(T const * const e, const size_t n, T const * const f, const size_t m, T * const h) {
				std::merge(e, e + n, f, f + m, h, absLess<T>);
				if(m == 0) return n;
				if(n == 0) return m;
				size_t hIndex = 0;
				T Q = h[0];
				T Qnew = h[1] + Q;
				T hh = FastPlusTail(h[1], Q, Qnew);
				Q = Qnew;
				if(T(0) != hh) h[hIndex++] = hh;
				for(size_t g = 2; g != n + m; ++g) {
					Qnew = Q + h[g];
					hh = PlusTail(Q, h[g], Qnew);
					Q = Qnew;
					if(T(0) != hh) h[hIndex++] = hh;
				}
				if(T(0) != Q) h[hIndex++] = Q;
				return hIndex;
			}

			//scale an expansion by a constant
			static size_t ScaleExpansion(T const * const e, const size_t n, const T b, T * const h) {
				if(n == 0 || T(0) == b) return 0;
				size_t hIndex = 0;
				T Q = e[0] * b;
				const std::pair<T, T> bSplit = Split(b);
				T hh = MultTailPreSplit(e[0], b, bSplit, Q);
				if(T(0) != hh) h[hIndex++] = hh;
				for(size_t eIndex = 1; eIndex < n; ++eIndex) {
					T Ti = e[eIndex] * b;
					T ti = MultTailPreSplit(e[eIndex], b, bSplit, Ti);
					T Qi = Q + ti;
					hh = PlusTail(Q, ti, Qi);
					if(T(0) != hh) h[hIndex++] = hh;
					Q = Ti + Qi;
					hh = FastPlusTail(Ti, Qi, Q);
					if(T(0) != hh) h[hIndex++] = hh;
				}
				if(T(0) != Q) h[hIndex++] = Q;
				return hIndex;
			}
		
		public:
			//roundoff error of x = a + b
			static inline T PlusTail(const T a, const T b, const T x) {
				const T bVirtual = x - a;
				const T aVirtual = x - bVirtual;
				const T bRoundoff = b - bVirtual;
				const T aRoundoff = a - aVirtual;
				return aRoundoff + bRoundoff;
			}

			//roundoff error of x = a + b if |a| > |b|
			static inline T FastPlusTail(const T a, const T b, const T x) {
				const T bVirtual = x - a;
				return b - bVirtual;
			}

			//roundoff error of x = a - b
			static inline T MinusTail(const T a, const T b, const T x) {
				const T bVirtual = a - x;
				const T aVirtual = x + bVirtual;
				const T bRoundoff = bVirtual - b;
				const T aRoundoff = a - aVirtual;
				return aRoundoff + bRoundoff;
			}

			//split a into 2 nonoverlapping values
			static inline std::pair<T, T> Split(const T a) {
				const T c = a * Splitter;
				const T aBig = c - a;
				const T aHi = c - aBig;
				return std::pair<T, T>(aHi, a - aHi);
			}

			//roundoff error of x = a * b via dekkers product
			static inline T DekkersProduct(const T /*a*/, const std::pair<T, T> aSplit, const T /*b*/, const std::pair<T, T> bSplit, const T p) {
				T y = p - T(aSplit.first * bSplit.first);
				y -= T(aSplit.second * bSplit.first);
				y -= T(aSplit.first * bSplit.second);
				return T(aSplit.second * bSplit.second) - y;
			}

			//roundoff error of x = a * b
#if defined(PREDICATES_CXX11_IS_SUPPORTED) && defined(PREDICATES_FAST_FMA)
			static T MultTail(const T a, const T b, const T p) {return std::fma(a, b, -p);}
			static T MultTailPreSplit(const T a, const T b, const std::pair<T, T> /*bSplit*/, const T p) {return std::fma(a, b, -p);}
#else
			static T MultTail(const T a, const T b, const T p) {return DekkersProduct(a, Split(a), b, Split(b), p);}
			static T MultTailPreSplit(const T a, const T b, const std::pair<T, T> bSplit, const T p) {return DekkersProduct(a, Split(a), b, bSplit, p);}
#endif
			//expand a + b
			static inline Expansion<T, 2> Plus(const T a, const T b) {
				const T x = a + b;
				return MakeExpansion(x, PlusTail(a, b, x));
			}

			//expand a - b
			static inline Expansion<T, 2> Minus(const T a, const T b) {return Plus(a, -b);}

			//expand a * b
			static inline Expansion<T, 2> Mult(const T a, const T b) {
				const T x = a * b;
				return MakeExpansion(x, MultTail(a, b, x));
			}

			//expand the determinant of {{ax, ay}, {bx, by}} (unrolled Mult(ax, by) - Mult(ay, bx))
			static inline Expansion<T, 4> TwoTwoDiff(const T ax, const T by, const T ay, const T bx) {
				const T axby1 = ax * by;
				const T axby0 = MultTail(ax, by, axby1);
				const T bxay1 = bx * ay;
				const T bxay0 = MultTail(bx, ay, bxay1);
				const T _i0 = axby0 - bxay0;
				const T x0 = MinusTail(axby0, bxay0, _i0);
				const T _j = axby1 + _i0;
				const T _0 = PlusTail(axby1, _i0, _j);
				const T _i1 = _0 - bxay1;
				const T x1 = MinusTail(_0, bxay1, _i1);
				const T x3 = _j + _i1;
				const T x2 = PlusTail(_j, _i1, x3);
				Expansion<T, 4> e;
				if(T(0) != x0) e.push_back(x0);
				if(T(0) != x1) e.push_back(x1);
				if(T(0) != x2) e.push_back(x2);
				if(T(0) != x3) e.push_back(x3);
				return e;
			}

			//TwoTwoDiff checking for zeros to avoid extra splitting
			static inline Expansion<T, 4> TwoTwoDiffZeroCheck(const T ax, const T by, const T ay, const T bx) {
				Expansion<T, 4> e;
				if(T(0) == ax && T(0) == ay) return e;
				else if(T(0) == ax) e = Mult(ay, bx);
				else if(T(0) == ay) e = Mult(ax, by);
				else e = TwoTwoDiff(ax, by, ay, bx);
				return e;
			}

			//(a * b) * c checking for zeros
			static inline Expansion<T, 4> ThreeProd(const T a, const T b, const T c) {return (T(0) == a || T(0) == b || T(0) == c) ? Expansion<T, 4>() : Mult(a, b) * c;}
	};

	template <typename T> const T ExpansionBase<T>::Splitter =
#ifdef PREDICATES_CXX11_IS_SUPPORTED
            static_cast<T>(std::exp2(std::numeric_limits<T>::digits/2 + 1));
#else
            static_cast<T>(std::ldexp(T(1), std::numeric_limits<T>::digits/2 + 1));
#endif
}

	namespace exact {
		template <typename T> T orient2d(T const ax, T const ay, T const bx, T const by, T const cx, T const cy)
		{
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> aterms = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(ax, by, ax, cy);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bterms = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(bx, cy, bx, ay);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> cterms = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(cx, ay, cx, by);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 12> w = aterms + bterms + cterms;
			return w.mostSignificant();
		}

		template <typename T> T orient2d(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc) {
			return orient2d(pa[0], pa[1], pb[0], pb[1], pc[0], pc[1]);
		}

		template <typename T> T incircle(T const ax, T const ay, T const bx, T const by, T const cx, T const cy, T const dx, T const dy) {
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ab = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(ax, by, bx, ay);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bc = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(bx, cy, cx, by);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> cd = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(cx, dy, dx, cy);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> da = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(dx, ay, ax, dy);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ac = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(ax, cy, cx, ay);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bd = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(bx, dy, dx, by);

			const detail::Expansion<T, 12> abc = ab + bc - ac;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 12> bcd = bc + cd - bd;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 12> cda = cd + da + ac;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 12> dab = da + ab + bd;

			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> adet = bcd * ax *  ax + bcd * ay *  ay;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> bdet = cda * bx * -bx + cda * by * -by;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> cdet = dab * cx *  cx + dab * cy *  cy;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> ddet = abc * dx * -dx + abc * dy * -dy;

			const detail::Expansion<T, 384> deter = (adet + bdet) + (cdet + ddet);
			return deter.mostSignificant();
		}

		template <typename T> T incircle(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd) {
			return incircle(pa[0], pa[1], pb[0], pb[1], pc[0], pc[1], pd[0], pd[1]);
		}

		//@brief   : determine if the 3d point d is above, on, or below the plane defined by a, b, and c
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y, z}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y, z}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y, z}
		//@param pd: pointer to d as {x, y, z}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - dx, ay - dy, az - dz}, {bx - dx, by - dy, bz - dz}, {cx - dx, cy - dy, cz - dz}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for c above, on, or below the plane defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T orient3d(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd) {
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ab = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pa[0], pb[1], pb[0], pa[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bc = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pb[0], pc[1], pc[0], pb[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> cd = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pc[0], pd[1], pd[0], pc[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> da = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pd[0], pa[1], pa[0], pd[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ac = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pa[0], pc[1], pc[0], pa[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bd = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pb[0], pd[1], pd[0], pb[1]);

			const detail::Expansion<T, 12> abc = ab + bc - ac;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 12> bcd = bc + cd - bd;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 12> cda = cd + da + ac;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 12> dab = da + ab + bd;

			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> adet = bcd *  pa[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> bdet = cda * -pb[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> cdet = dab *  pc[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> ddet = abc * -pd[2];

			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> deter = (adet + bdet) + (cdet + ddet);
			return deter.mostSignificant();
		}

		//@brief   : determine if the 3d point e is inside, on, or outside the sphere defined by a, b, c, and d
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y, z}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y, z}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y, z}
		//@param pd: pointer to d as {x, y, z}
		//@param pe: pointer to e as {x, y, z}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - ex, ay - ey, az - ez, (ax - ex)^2 + (ay - ey)^2 + (az - ez)^2}, {bx - ex, by - ey, bz - ez, (bx - ex)^2 + (by - ey)^2 + (bz - ez)^2}, {cx - ex, cy - ey, cz - ez, (cx - ex)^2 + (cy - ey)^2 + (cz - ez)^2}, {dx - ex, dy - ey, dz - ez, (dx - ex)^2 + (dy - ey)^2 + (dz - ez)^2}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for d inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T insphere(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd, T const*const pe) {
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ab = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pa[0], pb[1], pb[0], pa[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bc = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pb[0], pc[1], pc[0], pb[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> cd = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pc[0], pd[1], pd[0], pc[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> de = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pd[0], pe[1], pe[0], pd[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ea = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pe[0], pa[1], pa[0], pe[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ac = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pa[0], pc[1], pc[0], pa[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bd = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pb[0], pd[1], pd[0], pb[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ce = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pc[0], pe[1], pe[0], pc[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> da = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pd[0], pa[1], pa[0], pd[1]);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> eb = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(pe[0], pb[1], pb[0], pe[1]);

			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> abc = bc * pa[2] + ac * -pb[2] + ab * pc[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> bcd = cd * pb[2] + bd * -pc[2] + bc * pd[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> cde = de * pc[2] + ce * -pd[2] + cd * pe[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> dea = ea * pd[2] + da * -pe[2] + de * pa[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> eab = ab * pe[2] + eb * -pa[2] + ea * pb[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> abd = bd * pa[2] + da *  pb[2] + ab * pd[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> bce = ce * pb[2] + eb *  pc[2] + bc * pe[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> cda = da * pc[2] + ac *  pd[2] + cd * pa[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> deb = eb * pd[2] + bd *  pe[2] + de * pb[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> eac = ac * pe[2] + ce *  pa[2] + ea * pc[2];

			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> bcde = (cde + bce) - (deb + bcd);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> cdea = (dea + cda) - (eac + cde);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> deab = (eab + deb) - (abd + dea);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> eabc = (abc + eac) - (bce + eab);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> abcd = (bcd + abd) - (cda + abc);

			const detail::Expansion<T, 1152> adet = bcde * pa[0] * pa[0] + bcde * pa[1] * pa[1] + bcde * pa[2] * pa[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 1152> bdet = cdea * pb[0] * pb[0] + cdea * pb[1] * pb[1] + cdea * pb[2] * pb[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 1152> cdet = deab * pc[0] * pc[0] + deab * pc[1] * pc[1] + deab * pc[2] * pc[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 1152> ddet = eabc * pd[0] * pd[0] + eabc * pd[1] * pd[1] + eabc * pd[2] * pd[2];
			const detail::Expansion<T, 1152> edet = abcd * pe[0] * pe[0] + abcd * pe[1] * pe[1] + abcd * pe[2] * pe[2];

			const detail::Expansion<T, 5760> deter = (adet + bdet) + ((cdet + ddet) + edet);
			return deter.mostSignificant();
		}
	}

	template <typename T>
	const T& Epsilon()
	{
		static const T epsilon =
#ifdef PREDICATES_CXX11_IS_SUPPORTED
			static_cast<T>(std::exp2(-std::numeric_limits<T>::digits));
#else
			static_cast<T>(std::ldexp(T(1), -std::numeric_limits<T>::digits));
#endif
		return epsilon;
	}

	template <typename T>
	class Constants {
		public:
			static const T epsilon, resulterrbound;
			static const T ccwerrboundA, ccwerrboundB, ccwerrboundC;
			static const T o3derrboundA, o3derrboundB, o3derrboundC;
			static const T iccerrboundA, iccerrboundB, iccerrboundC;
			static const T isperrboundA, isperrboundB, isperrboundC;
	};

	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::epsilon = Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::resulterrbound = (T( 3) + T(   8) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::ccwerrboundA   = (T( 3) + T(  16) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::ccwerrboundB   = (T( 2) + T(  12) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::ccwerrboundC   = (T( 9) + T(  64) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>() * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::o3derrboundA   = (T( 7) + T(  56) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::o3derrboundB   = (T( 3) + T(  28) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::o3derrboundC   = (T(26) + T( 288) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>() * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::iccerrboundA   = (T(10) + T(  96) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::iccerrboundB   = (T( 4) + T(  48) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::iccerrboundC   = (T(44) + T( 576) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>() * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::isperrboundA   = (T(16) + T( 224) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::isperrboundB   = (T( 5) + T(  72) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>();
	template <typename T> const T Constants<T>::isperrboundC   = (T(71) + T(1408) * Epsilon<T>()) * Epsilon<T>() * Epsilon<T>();

	namespace adaptive {
		template <typename T> T orient2d(T const ax, T const ay, T const bx, T const by, T const cx, T const cy) {
			const T acx = ax - cx;
			const T bcx = bx - cx;
			const T acy = ay - cy;
			const T bcy = by - cy;
			const T detleft = acx * bcy;
			const T detright = acy * bcx;
			T det = detleft - detright;
			if((detleft < 0) != (detright < 0)) return det;
			if(T(0) == detleft || T(0) == detright) return det;

			const T detsum = std::abs(detleft + detright);
			T errbound = Constants<T>::ccwerrboundA * detsum;
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;

			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> B = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(acx, bcy, acy, bcx);
			det = B.estimate();
			errbound = Constants<T>::ccwerrboundB * detsum;
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;

			const T acxtail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(ax, cx, acx);
			const T bcxtail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(bx, cx, bcx);
			const T acytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(ay, cy, acy);
			const T bcytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(by, cy, bcy);
			if(T(0) == acxtail && T(0) == bcxtail && T(0) == acytail && T(0) == bcytail) return det;

			errbound = Constants<T>::ccwerrboundC * detsum + Constants<T>::resulterrbound * std::abs(det);
			det += (acx * bcytail + bcy * acxtail) - (acy * bcxtail + bcx * acytail);
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;

			const detail::Expansion<T, 16> D = ((B + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(acxtail, bcy, acytail, bcx)) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(acx, bcytail, acy, bcxtail)) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(acxtail, bcytail, acytail, bcxtail);
			return D.mostSignificant();
		}

		template <typename T> T orient2d(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc) {
			return orient2d(pa[0], pa[1], pb[0], pb[1], pc[0], pc[1]);
		}

		template <typename T> T incircle(T const ax, T const ay, T const bx, T const by, T const cx, T const cy, T const dx, T const dy) {
			const T adx = ax - dx;
			const T bdx = bx - dx;
			const T cdx = cx - dx;
			const T ady = ay - dy;
			const T bdy = by - dy;
			const T cdy = cy - dy;
			const T bdxcdy = bdx * cdy;
			const T cdxbdy = cdx * bdy;
			const T cdxady = cdx * ady;
			const T adxcdy = adx * cdy;
			const T adxbdy = adx * bdy;
			const T bdxady = bdx * ady;
			const T alift = adx * adx + ady * ady;
			const T blift = bdx * bdx + bdy * bdy;
			const T clift = cdx * cdx + cdy * cdy;
			T det = alift * (bdxcdy - cdxbdy) + blift * (cdxady - adxcdy) + clift * (adxbdy - bdxady);
			const T permanent = (std::abs(bdxcdy) + std::abs(cdxbdy)) * alift
			                  + (std::abs(cdxady) + std::abs(adxcdy)) * blift
			                  + (std::abs(adxbdy) + std::abs(bdxady)) * clift;
			T errbound = Constants<T>::iccerrboundA * permanent;
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;

			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bc = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(bdx, cdy, cdx, bdy);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ca = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(cdx, ady, adx, cdy);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ab = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(adx, bdy, bdx, ady);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 32> adet = bc * adx * adx + bc * ady * ady;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 32> bdet = ca * bdx * bdx + ca * bdy * bdy;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 32> cdet = ab * cdx * cdx + ab * cdy * cdy;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 96> fin1 = adet + bdet + cdet;
			det = fin1.estimate();
			errbound = Constants<T>::iccerrboundB * permanent;
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;

			const T adxtail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(ax, dx, adx);
			const T adytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(ay, dy, ady);
			const T bdxtail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(bx, dx, bdx);
			const T bdytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(by, dy, bdy);
			const T cdxtail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(cx, dx, cdx);
			const T cdytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(cy, dy, cdy);
			if(T(0) == adxtail && T(0) == bdxtail && T(0) == cdxtail && T(0) == adytail && T(0) == bdytail && T(0) == cdytail) return det;

			errbound = Constants<T>::iccerrboundC * permanent + Constants<T>::resulterrbound * std::abs(det);
			det += ((adx * adx + ady * ady) * ((bdx * cdytail + cdy * bdxtail) - (bdy * cdxtail + cdx * bdytail))
			    +   (bdx * cdy - bdy * cdx) *  (adx * adxtail + ady * adytail) * T(2))
			    +  ((bdx * bdx + bdy * bdy) * ((cdx * adytail + ady * cdxtail) - (cdy * adxtail + adx * cdytail))
			    +   (cdx * ady - cdy * adx) *  (bdx * bdxtail + bdy * bdytail) * T(2))
			    +  ((cdx * cdx + cdy * cdy) * ((adx * bdytail + bdy * adxtail) - (ady * bdxtail + bdx * adytail))
			    +   (adx * bdy - ady * bdx) *  (cdx * cdxtail + cdy * cdytail) * T(2));
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;
			return exact::incircle(ax, ay, bx, by, cx, cy, dx, dy);
		}

		template <typename T> T incircle(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd) {
			return incircle(pa[0], pa[1], pb[0], pb[1], pc[0], pc[1], pd[0], pd[1]);
		}

		//@brief   : determine if the 3d point d is above, on, or below the plane defined by a, b, and c
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y, z}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y, z}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y, z}
		//@param pd: pointer to d as {x, y, z}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - dx, ay - dy, az - dz}, {bx - dx, by - dy, bz - dz}, {cx - dx, cy - dy, cz - dz}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for c above, on, or below the plane defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T orient3d(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd) {
			const T adx = pa[0] - pd[0];
			const T bdx = pb[0] - pd[0];
			const T cdx = pc[0] - pd[0];
			const T ady = pa[1] - pd[1];
			const T bdy = pb[1] - pd[1];
			const T cdy = pc[1] - pd[1];
			const T adz = pa[2] - pd[2];
			const T bdz = pb[2] - pd[2];
			const T cdz = pc[2] - pd[2];
			const T bdxcdy = bdx * cdy;
			const T cdxbdy = cdx * bdy;
			const T cdxady = cdx * ady;
			const T adxcdy = adx * cdy;
			const T adxbdy = adx * bdy;
			const T bdxady = bdx * ady;
			T det = adz * (bdxcdy - cdxbdy) + bdz * (cdxady - adxcdy) + cdz * (adxbdy - bdxady);
			const T permanent = (std::abs(bdxcdy) + std::abs(cdxbdy)) * std::abs(adz) + (std::abs(cdxady) + std::abs(adxcdy)) * std::abs(bdz) + (std::abs(adxbdy) + std::abs(bdxady)) * std::abs(cdz);
			T errbound = Constants<T>::o3derrboundA * permanent;
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;

			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bc = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(bdx, cdy, cdx, bdy);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ca = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(cdx, ady, adx, cdy);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ab = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(adx, bdy, bdx, ady);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> fin1 = (bc * adz + ca * bdz) + ab * cdz;
			det = fin1.estimate();
			errbound = Constants<T>::o3derrboundB * permanent;
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;

			const T adxtail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pa[0], pd[0], adx);
			const T bdxtail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pb[0], pd[0], bdx);
			const T cdxtail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pc[0], pd[0], cdx);
			const T adytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pa[1], pd[1], ady);
			const T bdytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pb[1], pd[1], bdy);
			const T cdytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pc[1], pd[1], cdy);
			const T adztail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pa[2], pd[2], adz);
			const T bdztail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pb[2], pd[2], bdz);
			const T cdztail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pc[2], pd[2], cdz);
			if(T(0) == adxtail && T(0) == adytail && T(0) == adztail &&
			   T(0) == bdxtail && T(0) == bdytail && T(0) == bdztail &&
			   T(0) == cdxtail && T(0) == cdytail && T(0) == cdztail) return det;

			errbound = Constants<T>::o3derrboundC * permanent + Constants<T>::resulterrbound * std::abs(det);
			det += (adz * ((bdx * cdytail + cdy * bdxtail) - (bdy * cdxtail + cdx * bdytail)) + adztail * (bdx * cdy - bdy * cdx))
			    +  (bdz * ((cdx * adytail + ady * cdxtail) - (cdy * adxtail + adx * cdytail)) + bdztail * (cdx * ady - cdy * adx))
			    +  (cdz * ((adx * bdytail + bdy * adxtail) - (ady * bdxtail + bdx * adytail)) + cdztail * (adx * bdy - ady * bdx));
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;

			const detail::Expansion<T, 8> bct = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiffZeroCheck(bdxtail, cdy, bdytail, cdx) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiffZeroCheck(cdytail, bdx, cdxtail, bdy);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 8> cat = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiffZeroCheck(cdxtail, ady, cdytail, adx) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiffZeroCheck(adytail, cdx, adxtail, cdy);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 8> abt = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiffZeroCheck(adxtail, bdy, adytail, bdx) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiffZeroCheck(bdytail, adx, bdxtail, ady);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 192> fin2 = fin1 + bct * adz + cat * bdz + abt * cdz + bc * adztail + ca * bdztail + ab * cdztail
			                                     + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd( adxtail, bdytail, cdz) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd( adxtail, bdytail, cdztail)
			                                     + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd(-adxtail, cdytail, bdz) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd(-adxtail, cdytail, bdztail)
			                                     + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd( bdxtail, cdytail, adz) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd( bdxtail, cdytail, adztail)
			                                     + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd(-bdxtail, adytail, cdz) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd(-bdxtail, adytail, cdztail)
			                                     + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd( cdxtail, adytail, bdz) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd( cdxtail, adytail, bdztail)
			                                     + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd(-cdxtail, bdytail, adz) + detail::ExpansionBase<T>::ThreeProd(-cdxtail, bdytail, adztail)
			                                     + bct * adztail + cat * bdztail + abt * cdztail;
			return fin2.mostSignificant();
		}

		//@brief   : determine if the 3d point e is inside, on, or outside the sphere defined by a, b, c, and d
		//@param pa: pointer to a as {x, y, z}
		//@param pb: pointer to b as {x, y, z}
		//@param pc: pointer to c as {x, y, z}
		//@param pd: pointer to d as {x, y, z}
		//@param pe: pointer to e as {x, y, z}
		//@return  : determinant of {{ax - ex, ay - ey, az - ez, (ax - ex)^2 + (ay - ey)^2 + (az - ez)^2}, {bx - ex, by - ey, bz - ez, (bx - ex)^2 + (by - ey)^2 + (bz - ez)^2}, {cx - ex, cy - ey, cz - ez, (cx - ex)^2 + (cy - ey)^2 + (cz - ez)^2}, {dx - ex, dy - ey, dz - ez, (dx - ex)^2 + (dy - ey)^2 + (dz - ez)^2}}
		//@note    : positive, 0, negative result for d inside, on, or outside the circle defined by a, b, and c
		template <typename T> T insphere(T const*const pa, T const*const pb, T const*const pc, T const*const pd, T const*const pe) {
			T permanent;
			const T aex = pa[0] - pe[0];
			const T bex = pb[0] - pe[0];
			const T cex = pc[0] - pe[0];
			const T dex = pd[0] - pe[0];
			const T aey = pa[1] - pe[1];
			const T bey = pb[1] - pe[1];
			const T cey = pc[1] - pe[1];
			const T dey = pd[1] - pe[1];
			const T aez = pa[2] - pe[2];
			const T bez = pb[2] - pe[2];
			const T cez = pc[2] - pe[2];
			const T dez = pd[2] - pe[2];
			{
				const T aexbey = aex * bey;
				const T bexaey = bex * aey;
				const T bexcey = bex * cey;
				const T cexbey = cex * bey;
				const T cexdey = cex * dey;
				const T dexcey = dex * cey;
				const T dexaey = dex * aey;
				const T aexdey = aex * dey;
				const T aexcey = aex * cey;
				const T cexaey = cex * aey;
				const T bexdey = bex * dey;
				const T dexbey = dex * bey;
				const T ab = aexbey - bexaey;
				const T bc = bexcey - cexbey;
				const T cd = cexdey - dexcey;
				const T da = dexaey - aexdey;
				const T ac = aexcey - cexaey;
				const T bd = bexdey - dexbey;
				const T abc = aez * bc - bez * ac + cez * ab;
				const T bcd = bez * cd - cez * bd + dez * bc;
				const T cda = cez * da + dez * ac + aez * cd;
				const T dab = dez * ab + aez * bd + bez * da;
				const T alift = aex * aex + aey * aey + aez * aez;
				const T blift = bex * bex + bey * bey + bez * bez;
				const T clift = cex * cex + cey * cey + cez * cez;
				const T dlift = dex * dex + dey * dey + dez * dez;
				const T det = (dlift * abc - clift * dab) + (blift * cda - alift * bcd);
				const T aezplus = std::abs(aez);
				const T bezplus = std::abs(bez);
				const T cezplus = std::abs(cez);
				const T dezplus = std::abs(dez);
				const T aexbeyplus = std::abs(aexbey);
				const T bexaeyplus = std::abs(bexaey);
				const T bexceyplus = std::abs(bexcey);
				const T cexbeyplus = std::abs(cexbey);
				const T cexdeyplus = std::abs(cexdey);
				const T dexceyplus = std::abs(dexcey);
				const T dexaeyplus = std::abs(dexaey);
				const T aexdeyplus = std::abs(aexdey);
				const T aexceyplus = std::abs(aexcey);
				const T cexaeyplus = std::abs(cexaey);
				const T bexdeyplus = std::abs(bexdey);
				const T dexbeyplus = std::abs(dexbey);
				permanent = ((cexdeyplus + dexceyplus) * bezplus + (dexbeyplus + bexdeyplus) * cezplus + (bexceyplus + cexbeyplus) * dezplus) * alift
				          + ((dexaeyplus + aexdeyplus) * cezplus + (aexceyplus + cexaeyplus) * dezplus + (cexdeyplus + dexceyplus) * aezplus) * blift
				          + ((aexbeyplus + bexaeyplus) * dezplus + (bexdeyplus + dexbeyplus) * aezplus + (dexaeyplus + aexdeyplus) * bezplus) * clift
				          + ((bexceyplus + cexbeyplus) * aezplus + (cexaeyplus + aexceyplus) * bezplus + (aexbeyplus + bexaeyplus) * cezplus) * dlift;
				const T errbound = Constants<T>::isperrboundA * permanent;
				if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;
			}

			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ab = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(aex, bey, bex, aey);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bc = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(bex, cey, cex, bey);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> cd = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(cex, dey, dex, cey);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> da = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(dex, aey, aex, dey);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> ac = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(aex, cey, cex, aey);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 4> bd = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::TwoTwoDiff(bex, dey, dex, bey);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> temp24a = bc * dez + (cd * bez + bd * -cez);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> temp24b = cd * aez + (da * cez + ac *  dez);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> temp24c = da * bez + (ab * dez + bd *  aez);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 24> temp24d = ab * cez + (bc * aez + ac * -bez);
			const detail::Expansion<T, 288> adet = temp24a * aex * -aex + temp24a * aey * -aey + temp24a * aez * -aez;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 288> bdet = temp24b * bex *  bex + temp24b * bey *  bey + temp24b * bez *  bez;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 288> cdet = temp24c * cex * -cex + temp24c * cey * -cey + temp24c * cez * -cez;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 288> ddet = temp24d * dex *  dex + temp24d * dey *  dey + temp24d * dez *  dez;
			const detail::Expansion<T, 1152> fin1 = (adet + bdet) + (cdet + ddet);
			T det = fin1.estimate();
			T errbound = Constants<T>::isperrboundB * permanent;
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;

			const T aextail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pa[0], pe[0], aex);
			const T aeytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pa[1], pe[1], aey);
			const T aeztail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pa[2], pe[2], aez);
			const T bextail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pb[0], pe[0], bex);
			const T beytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pb[1], pe[1], bey);
			const T beztail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pb[2], pe[2], bez);
			const T cextail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pc[0], pe[0], cex);
			const T ceytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pc[1], pe[1], cey);
			const T ceztail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pc[2], pe[2], cez);
			const T dextail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pd[0], pe[0], dex);
			const T deytail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pd[1], pe[1], dey);
			const T deztail = detail::ExpansionBase<T>::MinusTail(pd[2], pe[2], dez);
			if (T(0) == aextail && T(0) == aeytail && T(0) == aeztail &&
			    T(0) == bextail && T(0) == beytail && T(0) == beztail &&
			    T(0) == cextail && T(0) == ceytail && T(0) == ceztail &&
			    T(0) == dextail && T(0) == deytail && T(0) == deztail) return det;

			errbound = Constants<T>::isperrboundC * permanent + Constants<T>::resulterrbound * std::abs(det);
			const T abeps = (aex * beytail + bey * aextail) - (aey * bextail + bex * aeytail);
			const T bceps = (bex * ceytail + cey * bextail) - (bey * cextail + cex * beytail);
			const T cdeps = (cex * deytail + dey * cextail) - (cey * dextail + dex * ceytail);
			const T daeps = (dex * aeytail + aey * dextail) - (dey * aextail + aex * deytail);
			const T aceps = (aex * ceytail + cey * aextail) - (aey * cextail + cex * aeytail);
			const T bdeps = (bex * deytail + dey * bextail) - (bey * dextail + dex * beytail);
			const T ab3 = ab.mostSignificant();
			const T bc3 = bc.mostSignificant();
			const T cd3 = cd.mostSignificant();
			const T da3 = da.mostSignificant();
			const T ac3 = ac.mostSignificant();
			const T bd3 = bd.mostSignificant();
			det += ( ( (bex * bex + bey * bey + bez * bez) * ((cez * daeps + dez * aceps + aez * cdeps) + (ceztail * da3 + deztail * ac3 + aeztail * cd3))
			         + (dex * dex + dey * dey + dez * dez) * ((aez * bceps - bez * aceps + cez * abeps) + (aeztail * bc3 - beztail * ac3 + ceztail * ab3)) )
			       - ( (aex * aex + aey * aey + aez * aez) * ((bez * cdeps - cez * bdeps + dez * bceps) + (beztail * cd3 - ceztail * bd3 + deztail * bc3))
			         + (cex * cex + cey * cey + cez * cez) * ((dez * abeps + aez * bdeps + bez * daeps) + (deztail * ab3 + aeztail * bd3 + beztail * da3)) ) )
			    + T(2) * ( ( (bex * bextail + bey * beytail + bez * beztail) * (cez * da3 + dez * ac3 + aez * cd3)
			               + (dex * dextail + dey * deytail + dez * deztail) * (aez * bc3 - bez * ac3 + cez * ab3))
			             - ( (aex * aextail + aey * aeytail + aez * aeztail) * (bez * cd3 - cez * bd3 + dez * bc3)
			               + (cex * cextail + cey * ceytail + cez * ceztail) * (dez * ab3 + aez * bd3 + bez * da3)));
			if(std::abs(det) >= std::abs(errbound)) return det;
			return exact::insphere(pa, pb, pc, pd, pe);
		}
	}
}

#endif