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package com.rapidminer.tools.math.distribution;
import java.io.Serializable;
/**
* The basic interface for all distributions of variables.
*
* @author Tobias Malbrecht
*/
public interface Distribution extends Serializable {
public boolean isDiscrete();
public boolean isContinuous();
public String getAttributeName();
/**
* This method returns the density of the given distribution at the specified value.
*
* @param value
* the value which density shall be returned
*/
public double getProbability(double value);
/**
* this method should return a string representation of the given value. Numerical Attributes
* might return a string representation of the value.
*
* @param value
*/
public String mapValue(double value);
/**
* Should return an textual representation of the distribution.
*/
@Override
public String toString();
/**
* This should return the number of parameters defining this distribution
*/
public int getNumberOfParameters();
/**
* This method should return the name of the i-th parameter
*/
public String getParameterName(int index);
/**
* This method should return the value of the i-th parameter
*/
public double getParameterValue(int index);
}