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package com.lagodiuk.ga;

public interface Fitness, T extends Comparable> {

	/**
	 * Assume that chromosome1 is better than chromosome2 

	 * fit1 = calculate(chromosome1) 

	 * fit2 = calculate(chromosome2) 

	 * So the following condition must be true 

	 * fit1.compareTo(fit2) <= 0 

	 */
	T calculate(C chromosome);

}