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authorElizabeth Hunt <elizabeth.hunt@simponic.xyz>2023-09-27 09:53:37 -0600
committerElizabeth Hunt <elizabeth.hunt@simponic.xyz>2023-09-27 09:53:37 -0600
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keep unit tests but make directory structure more consistent with requirements i did not read
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+(in-package :lizfcm.approx)
+
+(defun 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))))