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package org.apache.commons.math3.stat.clustering;

import java.util.Collection;

Interface for points that can be clustered together.
Type parameters:
<T> – the type of point that can be clustered
Since:
2.0
Deprecated:
As of 3.2 (to be removed in 4.0), use Clusterable instead/**
 * Interface for points that can be clustered together.
 * @param <T> the type of point that can be clustered
 * @since 2.0
 * @deprecated As of 3.2 (to be removed in 4.0),
 * use {@link org.apache.commons.math3.ml.clustering.Clusterable} instead
 */
@Deprecated
public interface Clusterable<T> {

    
Returns the distance from the given point.
Params:
p – the point to compute the distance from
Returns:
the distance from the given point/**
     * 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.
Params:
p – the Collection of points to compute the centroid of
Returns:
the centroid of the given Collection of Points/**
     * 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);

}