model.java

一个自然语言处理的Java开源工具包。LingPipe目前已有很丰富的功能

/*
 * LingPipe v. 3.5
 * Copyright (C) 2003-2008 Alias-i
 *
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package com.aliasi.stats;

/**
 * A <code>Model</code> represents a generic interface for
 * classes that estimate probabilities of objects.
 *
 * @author  Bob Carpenter
 * @version 3.5.1
 * @since   LingPipe3.5.1
 */
public interface Model<E> {

    /**
     * Returns the probability of the specified object.
     *
     * @param e The object whose probability is returned.
     * @return The probability of the specified object.
     */
    public double prob(E e);

    /**
     * Returns the log (base 2) of the probability of
     * the specified object.
     *
     * @param e The object whose probability is returned.
     * @return The log (base 2) probability of the specified object.
     */
    public double log2Prob(E e);

}