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017    package org.apache.commons.math.genetics;
018    
019    /**
020     * Fitness of a chromosome.
021     *
022     * @version $Revision: 800116 $ $Date: 2009-08-02 13:49:59 -0400 (Sun, 02 Aug 2009) $
023     * @since 2.0
024     */
025    public interface Fitness {
026        /**
027         * Compute the fitness. This is usually very time-consuming, so the value
028         * should be cached.
029         * 
030         * @return fitness
031         */
032        public double fitness();
033    }