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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def diff(self, *args):
 """Call forward_mode; discard value, only keep the derivative."""

        arg_dicts = self._parse_args_forward_mode(*args)
        val, diff = self._forward_mode(*arg_dicts)
        return diff