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    1   /*
    2    * Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
    3    *
    4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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    8    *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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    15   */
    16  package org.apache.commons.math.analysis;
    17
    18  import org.apache.commons.math.MathException;
    19
    20  /***
    21   * Interface representing a univariate real interpolating function.
    22   *
    23   * @version $Revision: 1.11 $ $Date: 2004/06/23 16:26:14 $
    24   */
    25  public interface UnivariateRealInterpolator {
    26
    27      /***
    28       * Computes an interpolating function for the data set.
    29       * @param xval the arguments for the interpolation points
    30       * @param yval the values for the interpolation points
    31       * @return a function which interpolates the data set
    32       * @throws MathException if arguments violate assumptions made by the
    33       *         interpolationg algorithm
    34       */
    35      public UnivariateRealFunction interpolate(double xval[], double yval[])
    36          throws MathException;
    37  }