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18
19 package org.apache.commons.math.analysis.derivative;
20
21 import org.apache.commons.math.MathException;
22 import org.apache.commons.math.analysis.UnivariateRealFunction;
23
24 /**
25  * @todo add javadoc comment
26  * @version $Revision$ $Date: 2005-02-26 05:11:52 -0800 (Sat, 26 Feb 2005) $
27  */
28 public class CenterDifferenceDerivative extends AbstractDifferenceDerivative {
29     
30     /**
31      * @todo add javadoc comment
32      */
33     public CenterDifferenceDerivative(UnivariateRealFunction function, double h) {
34         super(function, h);
35     }
36     
37     /**
38      * @todo add javadoc comment
39      */
40     public double value(double x) throws MathException {
41         UnivariateRealFunction f = getFunction();
42         double h2 = getDelta();
43         double h = h2 * .5;
44         return (f.value(x + h) - f.value(x - h)) / h2;
45     }
46     
47     /**
48      *
49      */
50     public static UnivariateRealFunction decorate(UnivariateRealFunction function, double h) {
51         return new CenterDifferenceDerivative(function, h);
52     }
53 }
54
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