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17 package org.apache.commons.statistics.inference;
18
19 /**
20 * Represents a non-equal comparison between two numbers.
21 *
22 * @see <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inequality_(mathematics)">Inequality (Wikipedia)</a>
23 * @since 1.1
24 */
25 public enum Inequality {
26 /**
27 * Represents a strict inequality.
28 * <ul>
29 * <li>{@code a < b}
30 * <li>{@code a > b}
31 * </ul>
32 */
33 STRICT,
34
35 /**
36 * Represents a non-strict inequality (numbers may be equal).
37 * <ul>
38 * <li>{@code a <= b}
39 * <li>{@code a >= b}
40 * </ul>
41 */
42 NON_STRICT
43 }