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17
18 package org.apache.commons.math3.optimization;
19
20 import org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.MultivariateFunction;
21
22 /**
23 * This interface represents an optimization algorithm for {@link MultivariateFunction
24 * scalar objective functions}.
25 * <p>Optimization algorithms find the input point set that either {@link GoalType
26 * maximize or minimize} an objective function.</p>
27 *
28 * @see MultivariateDifferentiableOptimizer
29 * @see MultivariateDifferentiableVectorOptimizer
30 * @version $Id: MultivariateOptimizer.java 1422230 2012-12-15 12:11:13Z erans $
31 * @deprecated As of 3.1 (to be removed in 4.0).
32 * @since 2.0
33 */
34 @Deprecated
35 public interface MultivariateOptimizer
36 extends BaseMultivariateOptimizer<MultivariateFunction> {}