Point.java

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package org.apache.commons.math3.geometry;

import java.io.Serializable;

/** This interface represents a generic geometrical point.
 * @param <S> Type of the space.
 * @see Space
 * @see Vector
 * @since 3.3
 */
public interface Point<S extends Space> extends Serializable {

    /** Get the space to which the point belongs.
     * @return containing space
     */
    Space getSpace();

    /**
     * Returns true if any coordinate of this point is NaN; false otherwise
     * @return  true if any coordinate of this point is NaN; false otherwise
     */
    boolean isNaN();

    /** Compute the distance between the instance and another point.
     * @param p second point
     * @return the distance between the instance and p
     */
    double distance(Point<S> p);

}