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/*
 * $Id: ObjectiveFunction.java 7cba5ba59d73 2018-11-29 [email protected] $
 * 
 * This file is part of the Object Modeling System (OMS),
 * 2007-2012, Olaf David and others, Colorado State University.
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package oms3;

/**
 * Objective Function.
 * 
 * Interface for providing a objective function implementation.
 * 
 * @author  makiko, od
 */
public interface ObjectiveFunction {

    /** 
     * Calculates the objective function value based on the given simulated and observed values.
     * {@literal If measuredValue[i] <= missingValue (where 0<=i