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package edu.isi.nlp;

/**
 * Indicates that the implemented object provides a hashCode (obtainable from {@link
 * #stableHashCode()} which is consistent across program executions. This does not mean its {@code
 * hashCode} method is stable. There is no guarantee the stable hash code has any particular
 * relationship to the {@link java.lang.Object#equals(Object)} method.
 *
 * This is mainly useful for feature hashing.
 */
public interface HasStableHashCode {

  /** A stable hash code which is consistent across program executions. */
  public int stableHashCode();
}