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*
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package smile.clustering;
/**
* Clustering interface.
*
* @param <T> the type of input object.
*
* @author Haifeng Li
*/
public interface Clustering <T> {
/**
* Cluster label for outliers or noises.
*/
public static final int OUTLIER = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
/**
* Cluster a new instance.
* @param x a new instance.
* @return the cluster label.
*/
public int predict(T x);
}