Package org.meeuw.math.abstractalgebra

Interface AlgebraicElement<E extends AlgebraicElement<E>>

Type Parameters:

E - The self type

All Known Subinterfaces:

AdditiveGroupElement<E>, AdditiveMonoidElement<E>, AdditiveSemiGroupElement<E>, CompleteFieldElement<E>, DivisionRingElement<E>, FieldElement<E>, MultiplicativeGroupElement<E>, MultiplicativeMonoidElement<E>, MultiplicativeSemiGroupElement<E>, RingElement<E>, RngElement<E>, ScalarFieldElement<E>, UncertainReal

All Known Implementing Classes:

UncertainDoubleElement

public interface AlgebraicElement<E extends AlgebraicElement<E>>

The base interface for elements of algebraic structures. Every element in a algebraic structure has at least a reference to the AlgebraicStructure of wich it is an element of. See getStructure(). An algebraic element should basicly be unmodifiable, at least in the sense that it from the start on should represent the same value.

Since:

0.4

Author:

Michiel Meeuwissen

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
AlgebraicStructure<E>	getStructure()	Returns the AlgebraicStructure associated with the object.

Method Detail

getStructure

AlgebraicStructure<E> getStructure()

Returns the AlgebraicStructure associated with the object.