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package org.apache.commons.math;
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* Interface representing <a href="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Field.html">field</a> elements.
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* @param <T> the type of the field elements
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* @version $Revision: 799857 $ $Date: 2009-08-01 09:07:12 -0400 (Sat, 01 Aug 2009) $
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public interface FieldElement<T> {
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* @param a element to add
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* @return a new element representing this + a
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* @param a element to subtract
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* @return a new element representing this - a
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/** Compute this × a.
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* @param a element to multiply
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* @return a new element representing this × a
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/** Compute this ÷ a.
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* @param a element to add
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* @return a new element representing this ÷ a
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* @exception ArithmeticException if a is the zero of the
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* additive operation (i.e. additive identity)
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T divide(T a) throws ArithmeticException;
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/** Get the {@link Field} to which the instance belongs.
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* @return {@link Field} to which the instance belongs
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