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017package org.apache.commons.math3.fitting.leastsquares;
018
019import org.apache.commons.math3.linear.RealMatrix;
020import org.apache.commons.math3.linear.RealVector;
021import org.apache.commons.math3.util.Pair;
022
023/**
024 * A interface for functions that compute a vector of values and can compute their
025 * derivatives (Jacobian).
026 *
027 * @since 3.3
028 */
029public interface MultivariateJacobianFunction {
030
031    /**
032     * Compute the function value and its Jacobian.
033     *
034     * @param point the abscissae
035     * @return the values and their Jacobian of this vector valued function.
036     */
037    Pair<RealVector, RealMatrix> value(RealVector point);
038
039}