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/*
* DataDependentStringMetric.java
* Copyright (C) 2003 Mikhail Bilenko
*
*/
package weka.deduping.metrics;
import java.util.List;
/**
* An interface for data-dependent metrics that are built on supplied data
*
* @author Mikhail Bilenko
*/
public interface DataDependentStringMetric {
/** Given a list of strings, build a metric
* @param stringList a list of strings that the metric is built on
*/
public abstract void buildMetric(List stringList) throws Exception;
}