x</span><span class="special">);</span> <span class="special">};</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">x</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="number">1.7</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">double</span> <span class="identifier">dfdx</span> <span class="special">=</span> <span class="identifier">finite_difference_derivative</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">f</span><span class="special">,</span> <span class="identi