/* Function.java
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package org.openscience.cdk.math;
 
/**
 * A class, which has a function value should implement this interface.
 * 
 * @cdk.module qm
 */
public interface IFunction  
{
  /**
   * Return the function value at (x,y,z)
   */
  public double getValue(double x, double y, double z);

  /**
   * Return the function value
   *
   * The rows of the matrix x are the Parameters like x,y,z
   * and the columns are the values which must calculated.
   */
  public Vector getValues(Matrix x);
}
