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017 package org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.differentiation;
018
019 import org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.UnivariateMatrixFunction;
020
021 /** Interface defining the function differentiation operation.
022 * @version $Id: UnivariateMatrixFunctionDifferentiator.java 1416643 2012-12-03 19:37:14Z tn $
023 * @since 3.1
024 */
025 public interface UnivariateMatrixFunctionDifferentiator {
026
027 /** Create an implementation of a {@link UnivariateDifferentiableMatrixFunction
028 * differential} from a regular {@link UnivariateMatrixFunction matrix function}.
029 * @param function function to differentiate
030 * @return differential function
031 */
032 UnivariateDifferentiableMatrixFunction differentiate(UnivariateMatrixFunction function);
033
034 }