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package org.apache.commons.math3.genetics;
import java.util.List;
/**
* Interface indicating that the chromosome represents a permutation of objects.
*
* @param type of the permuted objects
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface PermutationChromosome {
/**
* Permutes the sequence of objects of type T according to the
* permutation this chromosome represents. For example, if this chromosome
* represents a permutation (3,0,1,2), and the unpermuted sequence is
* (a,b,c,d), this yields (d,a,b,c).
*
* @param sequence the unpermuted (original) sequence of objects
* @return permutation of sequence represented by this permutation
*/
List decode(List sequence);
}