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package org.biojava.utils.math;


/**
 * interface for classes that return a single
 * double precision value for a single double
 * precision argument.
 * Used to represent equations of type y = f(x) = 0.
 *
 * @author David Huen
 * @since 1.22
 */
public interface ComputeObject
{
    /**
     * workhorse method for this class.
     * computes f(x) for given x.
     */
    public double compute(double arg);
}