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17 package org.apache.commons.math4.legacy.analysis.differentiation;
18
19 import org.apache.commons.math4.legacy.analysis.UnivariateFunction;
20
21 /** Interface defining the function differentiation operation.
22 * @since 3.1
23 */
24 public interface UnivariateFunctionDifferentiator {
25
26 /** Create an implementation of a {@link UnivariateDifferentiableFunction
27 * differential} from a regular {@link UnivariateFunction function}.
28 * @param function function to differentiate
29 * @return differential function
30 */
31 UnivariateDifferentiableFunction differentiate(UnivariateFunction function);
32 }