org.apache.commons.numbers.core

Interface Multiplication<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Type of elements.

All Known Subinterfaces:

NativeOperators<T>

public interface Multiplication<T>

Multiplication.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	multiply(T a) Binary multiplication.
T	one() Identity element.
T	reciprocal() Multiplicative inverse.

Method Detail

multiply

T multiply(T a)

Binary multiplication.

Parameters:

a - Element.

Returns:

this * a.

one

T one()

Identity element.

Returns:

the field element such that for all a, one().multiply(a).equals(a) is true.

reciprocal

T reciprocal()

Multiplicative inverse.

Returns:

this-1.