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The UnivariateDifferentiableFunction.java Java example source code

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package org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.differentiation;

import org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.UnivariateFunction;
import org.apache.commons.math3.exception.DimensionMismatchException;

/** Interface for univariate functions derivatives.
 * <p>This interface represents a simple function which computes
 * both the value and the first derivative of a mathematical function.
 * The derivative is computed with respect to the input variable.</p>
 * @see UnivariateDifferentiableFunction
 * @see UnivariateFunctionDifferentiator
 * @since 3.1
 */
public interface UnivariateDifferentiableFunction extends UnivariateFunction {

    /** Simple mathematical function.
     * <p>{@link UnivariateDifferentiableFunction} classes compute both the
     * value and the first derivative of the function.</p>
     * @param t function input value
     * @return function result
     * @exception DimensionMismatchException if t is inconsistent with the
     * function's free parameters or order
     */
    DerivativeStructure value(DerivativeStructure t)
        throws DimensionMismatchException;

}