TaylorFunction

Type Parameters:

C - ring element type

All Known Implementing Classes:

PolynomialTaylorFunction, QuotientTaylorFunction, TaylorFunctionAdapter
```
public interface TaylorFunction<C extends RingElem<C>>
```
Interface for functions capable for Taylor series expansion.

Author:

Heinz Kredel

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`TaylorFunction<C>`	`derivative()`	Derivative.
`TaylorFunction<C>`	`derivative(ExpVector i)`	Multi-partial derivative.
`C`	`evaluate(C a)`	Evaluate.
`C`	`evaluate(java.util.List<C> a)`	Evaluate at a tuple of elements.
`long`	`getFacul()`	Get the factorial coefficient.
`boolean`	`isZERO()`	Test if this is zero.

- Method Detail
  - getFacul
```
long getFacul()
```
    Get the factorial coefficient.
    
    Returns:
    
    factorial coefficient.
  - isZERO
```
boolean isZERO()
```
    Test if this is zero.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if this is 0, else false.
  - derivative
```
TaylorFunction<C> derivative()
```
    Derivative.
    
    Returns:
    
    derivative of this.
  - derivative
```
TaylorFunction<C> derivative(ExpVector i)
```
    Multi-partial derivative.
    
    Parameters:
    
    i - exponent vector.
    
    Returns:
    
    partial derivative of this with respect to all variables.
  - evaluate
```
C evaluate(C a)
```
    Evaluate.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - element.
    
    Returns:
    
    this(a).
  - evaluate
```
C evaluate(java.util.List<C> a)
```
    Evaluate at a tuple of elements.
    
    Parameters:
    
    a - tuple of elements.
    
    Returns:
    
    this(a).