# Need help using ForwardDiff gradient with numerical loop

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**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [November 6, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/need-help-using-forwarddiff-gradient-with-numerical-loop/122352 "2024-11-06T19:43:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 8:23pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/need-help-using-forwarddiff-gradient-with-numerical-loop/122352/3 "2024-11-06T20:23:13Z")

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