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     17 package org.apache.commons.math.analysis.interpolation;
     18 
     19 import org.apache.commons.math.MathException;
     20 import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.UnivariateRealFunction;
     21 
     22 /**
     23  * Interface representing a univariate real interpolating function.
     24  *
     25  * @version $Revision: 821626 $ $Date: 2009-10-04 23:57:30 +0200 (dim. 04 oct. 2009) $
     26  */
     27 public interface UnivariateRealInterpolator {
     28 
     29     /**
     30      * Computes an interpolating function for the data set.
     31      * @param xval the arguments for the interpolation points
     32      * @param yval the values for the interpolation points
     33      * @return a function which interpolates the data set
     34      * @throws MathException if arguments violate assumptions made by the
     35      *         interpolation algorithm
     36      */
     37     UnivariateRealFunction interpolate(double xval[], double yval[])
     38         throws MathException;
     39 }
     40