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+| ⚠️ The ChainRules project is currently seeking a new primary maintainer ⚠️                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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 > Collection of utilities for testing forward- and reverse-mode AD sensitivities.
 
 `ChainRulesTestUtils.jl` is designed to help you test `ChainRulesCore.frule` and `ChainRulesCore.rrule` methods.