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This folder contains an example of using parametric objects to implement symbolic expression differentiation and simplification.

Current limitations:

• the expression that we intend to differentiate or simplify must be a compound term. Accepted functors are *, +, -, **, and log.
• use as a variable the atom x.
• only integers can be used as constants. This example is still incomplete. For example, using sum distribution property to simplify expressions is not yet implemented.