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Re:Python 3.14 Is Here. How Fast Is It? by erichocean on Thursday October 09, 2025 @04:00PM (#45532353)
> nobody uses infinitesimals for derivatives anymore

All auto-differentiation libraries today are built off of infinitesimals via Dual numbers. Literally state of the art.

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