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017 package org.apache.commons.math.analysis.interpolation;
018
019 import org.apache.commons.math.MathException;
020 import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.UnivariateRealFunction;
021
022 /**
023 * Interface representing a univariate real interpolating function.
024 *
025 * @version $Revision: 821626 $ $Date: 2009-10-04 17:57:30 -0400 (Sun, 04 Oct 2009) $
026 */
027 public interface UnivariateRealInterpolator {
028
029 /**
030 * Computes an interpolating function for the data set.
031 * @param xval the arguments for the interpolation points
032 * @param yval the values for the interpolation points
033 * @return a function which interpolates the data set
034 * @throws MathException if arguments violate assumptions made by the
035 * interpolation algorithm
036 */
037 UnivariateRealFunction interpolate(double xval[], double yval[])
038 throws MathException;
039 }