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     17 
     18 package org.apache.commons.math.analysis;
     19 
     20 import org.apache.commons.math.FunctionEvaluationException;
     21 
     22 /**
     23  * An interface representing a bivariate real function.
     24  *
     25  * @since 2.1
     26  * @version $Revision: 1073498 $ $Date: 2011-02-22 21:57:26 +0100 (mar. 22 fvr. 2011) $
     27  */
     28 public interface BivariateRealFunction {
     29     /**
     30      * Compute the value for the function.
     31      *
     32      * @param x Abscissa for which the function value should be computed.
     33      * @param y Ordinate for which the function value should be computed.
     34      * @return the value.
     35      * @throws FunctionEvaluationException if the function evaluation fails.
     36      */
     37     double value(double x, double y)
     38         throws FunctionEvaluationException;
     39 
     40 }
     41