Source: r-cran-numderiv Section: gnu-r Priority: optional Maintainer: Dirk Eddelbuettel Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10), r-base-dev (>= 4.0.0), dh-r Standards-Version: 4.5.0 Vcs-Browser: https://salsa.debian.org/edd/r-cran-numderiv Vcs-Git: https://salsa.debian.org/edd/r-cran-numderiv.git Homepage: https://cran.r-project.org/package=numDeriv Package: r-cran-numderiv Architecture: all Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${R:Depends} Description: GNU R package for accurate numerical derivatives This package provide methods for calculating (usually) accurate numerical first and second order derivatives. Accurate calculations are done using Richardson's extrapolation or, when applicable, a complex step derivative is available. A simple difference method is also provided. Simple difference is (usually) less accurate but is much quicker than Richardson's extrapolation and provides a useful cross-check. Methods are provided for real scalar and vector valued functions.