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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 }