DiscreteDistribution.java

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package org.apache.commons.math.distribution;


/**
 * Base interface for discrete distributions.
 *
 * @version $Id: DiscreteDistribution.java 1131229 2011-06-03 20:49:25Z luc $
 */
public interface DiscreteDistribution extends Distribution {
    /**
     * For a random variable X whose values are distributed according
     * to this distribution, this method returns P(X = x). In other words, this
     * method represents the probability mass function, or PMF for the distribution.
     *
     * @param x the value at which the probability mass function is evaluated.
     * @return the value of the probability mass function at x
     */
    double probability(double x);
}