src/main/java/org/apache/commons/math/stat/clustering/Clusterable.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.stat.clustering;

import java.util.Collection;

/**
 * Interface for points that can be clustered together.
 * @param <T> the type of point that can be clustered
 * @version $Revision: 811685 $ $Date: 2009-09-05 19:36:48 +0200 (sam. 05 sept. 2009) $
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface Clusterable<T> {

    /**
     * Returns the distance from the given point.
     *
     * @param p the point to compute the distance from
     * @return the distance from the given point
     */
    double distanceFrom(T p);

    /**
     * Returns the centroid of the given Collection of points.
     *
     * @param p the Collection of points to compute the centroid of
     * @return the centroid of the given Collection of Points
     */
    T centroidOf(Collection<T> p);

}