deprecate common lisp solutions and write c; it's too much effort to keep up with the requirements for an archive.

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+(in-package :lizfcm.approx)
+
+(defun central-derivative-at (f x &optional (delta 0.01))
+  (let* ((x2 (+ x delta))
+         (x1 (- x delta))
+         (y2 (apply f (list x2)))
+         (y1 (apply f (list x1))))
+    (/ (- y2 y1)
+       (- x2 x1))))
+
+(defun forward-derivative-at (f x &optional (delta 0.01))
+  (let* ((x2 (+ x delta))
+         (x1 x)
+         (y2 (apply f (list x2)))
+         (y1 (apply f (list x1))))
+    (/ (- y2 y1)
+       (- x2 x1))))
+
+(defun backward-derivative-at (f x &optional (delta 0.01))
+  (let* ((x2 x)
+         (x1 (- x delta))
+         (y2 (apply f (list x2)))
+         (y1 (apply f (list x1))))
+    (/ (- y2 y1)
+       (- x2 x1))))