/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2017 Attila Kovacs <attila[AT]sigmyne.com>.
 * All rights reserved. 
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 * This file is part of jnum.
 * 
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 * 
 * Contributors:
 *     Attila Kovacs <attila[AT]sigmyne.com> - initial API and implementation
 ******************************************************************************/

package jnum.math;


/**
 * An interface for all object that implement a linear algebra. I.e. objects X that support the operation a*X+Y, 
 * where a is a scalar and X,Y is of the supported generic type (DataType), and have a null value such that 
 * X + a * 0 = X for all a and X.
 *
 * @param <DataType> the generic type for which this algebra applies.
 */
public interface LinearAlgebra<DataType> extends ZeroValue, Scalable, Additive<DataType> {

	/**
	 * Add a multiple of the argument.
	 *
	 * @param o the argument
	 * @param factor the multiple
	 */
	public void addScaled(DataType o, double factor);
	
}
