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021
022package org.biojava.utils.math;
023
024
025/**
026 * interface for classes that return a single
027 * double precision value for a single double
028 * precision argument.
029 * Used to represent equations of type y = f(x) = 0.
030 *
031 * @author David Huen
032 * @since 1.22
033 */
034public interface ComputeObject
035{
036    /**
037     * workhorse method for this class.
038     * computes f(x) for given x.
039     */
040    public double compute(double arg);
041}