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package org.apache.commons.math3.genetics;

Fitness of a chromosome.
Since:
2.0/**
 * Fitness of a chromosome.
 *
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface Fitness {

    
Compute the fitness. This is usually very time-consuming, so the value should be cached.
Returns:
fitness/**
     * Compute the fitness. This is usually very time-consuming, so the value should be cached.
     * @return fitness
     */
    double fitness();

}