src/java/org/apache/commons/math/analysis/UnivariateRealFunction.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.analysis;

import org.apache.commons.math.FunctionEvaluationException;

/**
 * An interface representing a univariate real function.
 *  
 * @version $Revision$ $Date$
 */
public interface UnivariateRealFunction {
    /**
     * Compute the value for the function.
     * @param x the point for which the function value should be computed
     * @return the value
     * @throws FunctionEvaluationException if the function evaluation fails
     */
    public double value(double x) throws FunctionEvaluationException;

}