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package org.apache.commons.math4.legacy.analysis.differentiation;

import org.apache.commons.math4.legacy.analysis.UnivariateVectorFunction;

/** Interface defining the function differentiation operation.
 * @since 3.1
 */
public interface UnivariateVectorFunctionDifferentiator {

    /** Create an implementation of a {@link UnivariateDifferentiableVectorFunction
     * differential} from a regular {@link UnivariateVectorFunction vector function}.
     * @param function function to differentiate
     * @return differential function
     */
    UnivariateDifferentiableVectorFunction differentiate(UnivariateVectorFunction function);

}