ExplicitField (tensorics-core API)

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the elements of the field

All Known Subinterfaces:

ExtendedField<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExplicitFieldImpl, ExtendedFieldImpl
```
public interface ExplicitField<T>
```
A more explicit view on the algebraic structure of a field. It provides more dedicated operations.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`UnaryOperation<T>`	`absoluteValue()`
`BinaryOperation<T>`	`addition()`	Has to return the '+' operation.
`UnaryOperation<T>`	`additiveInversion()`
`java.util.Comparator<T>`	`comparator()`
`BinaryOperation<T>`	`division()`
`BinaryPredicate<T>`	`equal()`
`BinaryPredicate<T>`	`greater()`
`BinaryPredicate<T>`	`greaterOrEqual()`
`BinaryPredicate<T>`	`less()`
`BinaryPredicate<T>`	`lessOrEqual()`
`BinaryOperation<T>`	`multiplication()`	Has to return the '*' operation.
`UnaryOperation<T>`	`multiplicativeInversion()`
`T`	`one()`
`BinaryOperation<T>`	`subtraction()`
`T`	`two()`
`T`	`zero()`

Method Detail

addition
```
BinaryOperation<T> addition()
```
Has to return the '+' operation.

Returns:

the operation which can perform a + b.

additiveInversion
```
UnaryOperation<T> additiveInversion()
```

subtraction
```
BinaryOperation<T> subtraction()
```

zero
```
T zero()
```

absoluteValue
```
UnaryOperation<T> absoluteValue()
```

multiplication
```
BinaryOperation<T> multiplication()
```
Has to return the '*' operation.

Returns:

the operation which can perform a * b.

division
```
BinaryOperation<T> division()
```

multiplicativeInversion

UnaryOperation<T> multiplicativeInversion()

one
```
T one()
```

two
```
T two()
```

less
```
BinaryPredicate<T> less()
```

lessOrEqual
```
BinaryPredicate<T> lessOrEqual()
```

equal
```
BinaryPredicate<T> equal()
```

greaterOrEqual
```
BinaryPredicate<T> greaterOrEqual()
```

greater
```
BinaryPredicate<T> greater()
```

comparator
```
java.util.Comparator<T> comparator()
```