PolynomialEvaluationType.java

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 * Copyright (C) 2016 Alberto Irurueta Carro (alberto@irurueta.com)
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package com.irurueta.numerical.polynomials.estimators;

/**
 * Determines different types of polynomial evaluations that can be used
 * to estimate a polynomial.
 */
public enum PolynomialEvaluationType {
    /**
     * A direct evaluation of a polynomial.
     */
    DIRECT_EVALUATION,

    /**
     * Evaluation of the nth-derivative of a polynomial.
     */
    DERIVATIVE_EVALUATION,

    /**
     * Evaluation of the nth-integral of a polynomial (assuming a given
     * constant value)
     */
    INTEGRAL_EVALUATION,

    /**
     * Interval nth-integration of a polynomial.
     */
    INTEGRAL_INTERVAL
}