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package org.apache.pig.builtin;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import org.apache.pig.classification.InterfaceAudience;
import org.apache.pig.classification.InterfaceStability;
/**
* <p>A non-deterministic UDF is one that can produce different results when
* invoked on the same input. Examples of non-deterministic behavior might be,
* for example, getCurrentTime() or random().</p>
* <p>Certain Pig optimizations depend on UDFs being deterministic. It is therefore
* very important for correctness that non-deterministic UDFs be annotated as such.</p>
*/
@InterfaceAudience.Public
@InterfaceStability.Unstable
@Documented
@Retention(value=RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Nondeterministic {
}