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1 package JSci.maths.fields;
2
3 /**
4 * This interface defines a field.
5 * @jsci.planetmath Field
6 * @version 1.0
7 * @author Mark Hale
8 */
9 public interface Field extends Ring {
10         /**
11         * Returns true if one member is the inverse of the other.
12         */
13         boolean isInverse(Member a, Member b);
14
15         /**
16         * This interface defines a member of a field.
17         */
18         interface Member extends Ring.Member {
19                 /**
20                 * Returns the inverse member.
21                 */
22                 Member inverse();
23                 /**
24                 * The multiplication law with inverse.
25                 * @param f a field member
26                 */
27                 Member divide(Member f);
28         }
29 }
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