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017    package org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.differentiation;
018    
019    import org.apache.commons.math3.analysis.UnivariateFunction;
020    
021    /** Interface defining the function differentiation operation.
022     * @version $Id: UnivariateFunctionDifferentiator.java 1416643 2012-12-03 19:37:14Z tn $
023     * @since 3.1
024     */
025    public interface UnivariateFunctionDifferentiator {
026    
027        /** Create an implementation of a {@link UnivariateDifferentiableFunction
028         * differential} from a regular {@link UnivariateFunction function}.
029         * @param function function to differentiate
030         * @return differential function
031         */
032        UnivariateDifferentiableFunction differentiate(UnivariateFunction function);
033    
034    }