net.sourceforge.cilib.functions
Interface Differentiable

All Known Implementing Classes:

ActivationFunction, Rastrigin, Sigmoid, Spherical

public interface Differentiable

Author:

Edwin Peer

Method Summary

Vector

getGradient(Vector x) Obtain the gradient Vector for the provided input Vector.

Method Detail

getGradient

Vector getGradient(Vector x)

Obtain the gradient Vector for the provided input Vector. The gradient is, naturally, the derivative of the Function which implements this interface.

Parameters:

x - The provided input Vector to calculate the derivative at.

Returns:

A Vector containing the gradient of the provided input.