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017    
018    package org.apache.commons.math3.stat.clustering;
019    
020    import java.util.Collection;
021    
022    /**
023     * Interface for points that can be clustered together.
024     * @param <T> the type of point that can be clustered
025     * @version $Id: Clusterable.java 1461871 2013-03-27 22:01:25Z tn $
026     * @since 2.0
027     * @deprecated As of 3.2 (to be removed in 4.0),
028     * use {@link org.apache.commons.math3.ml.clustering.Clusterable} instead
029     */
030    @Deprecated
031    public interface Clusterable<T> {
032    
033        /**
034         * Returns the distance from the given point.
035         *
036         * @param p the point to compute the distance from
037         * @return the distance from the given point
038         */
039        double distanceFrom(T p);
040    
041        /**
042         * Returns the centroid of the given Collection of points.
043         *
044         * @param p the Collection of points to compute the centroid of
045         * @return the centroid of the given Collection of Points
046         */
047        T centroidOf(Collection<T> p);
048    
049    }