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17  
18  package org.apache.commons.math3.stat.clustering;
19  
20  import java.util.Collection;
21  
22  /**
23   * Interface for points that can be clustered together.
24   * @param <T> the type of point that can be clustered
25   * @version $Id: Clusterable.java 1461871 2013-03-27 22:01:25Z tn $
26   * @since 2.0
27   * @deprecated As of 3.2 (to be removed in 4.0),
28   * use {@link org.apache.commons.math3.ml.clustering.Clusterable} instead
29   */
30  @Deprecated
31  public interface Clusterable<T> {
32  
33      /**
34       * Returns the distance from the given point.
35       *
36       * @param p the point to compute the distance from
37       * @return the distance from the given point
38       */
39      double distanceFrom(T p);
40  
41      /**
42       * Returns the centroid of the given Collection of points.
43       *
44       * @param p the Collection of points to compute the centroid of
45       * @return the centroid of the given Collection of Points
46       */
47      T centroidOf(Collection<T> p);
48  
49  }