gov.sandia.cognition.math

Interface Field<FieldType extends Field<FieldType>>

Type Parameters:

FieldType - The type of field.

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.Cloneable, CloneableSerializable, EuclideanRing<FieldType>, Ring<FieldType>, java.io.Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractField, ComplexNumber, LogNumber, MutableDouble, UnsignedLogNumber

@PublicationReference(author="Wikipedia",
                      title="Field (mathematics)",
                      type=WebPage,
                      year=2013,
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public interface Field<FieldType extends Field<FieldType>>
extends EuclideanRing<FieldType>

Defines something similar to a mathematical field. It extends a ring and allows division to be defined for all non-zero values.

Author:

Justin Basilico

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
FieldType	inverse() Returns the inverse of this.
void	inverseEquals() Changes this value to be its inverse.

Methods inherited from interface gov.sandia.cognition.math.EuclideanRing

divide, divideEquals, times, timesEquals

Methods inherited from interface gov.sandia.cognition.math.Ring

clone, dotTimes, dotTimesEquals, equals, equals, isZero, isZero, minus, minusEquals, negative, negativeEquals, plus, plusEquals, scale, scaledMinus, scaledMinusEquals, scaledPlus, scaledPlusEquals, scaleEquals, zero

Method Detail

inverse

FieldType inverse()

Returns the inverse of this.

Returns:

The inverse of this field.

inverseEquals

void inverseEquals()

Changes this value to be its inverse.