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package uk.org.retep.util.math.polynomial;
/**
* Abstract implementation of {@link Polynomial}.
*
* @param Type of Number used for the values
* @author peter
* @since 9.12
*/
public abstract class AbstractPolynomial
implements Polynomial
{
protected final T[] constants;
/**
* Construct a polynomial
* @param constants
*/
public AbstractPolynomial( final T[] constants )
{
this.constants = constants;
}
/**
* Returns the constants used by this Polynomial
*
* @return Array representing the constants of this polynomial
*/
@Override
public final T[] getConstants()
{
return constants;
}
/**
* Calculate the polynomial result.
*
* @param x value of X
* @return result The result of the polynomial
*/
@Override
public abstract T calculate( T x );
}