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17  
18  /*
19   * This is not the original file distributed by the Apache Software Foundation
20   * It has been modified by the Hipparchus project
21   */
22  package org.hipparchus.geometry;
23  
24  import java.io.Serializable;
25  
26  /** This interface represents a generic geometrical point.
27   * @param <S> Type of the space.
28   * @param <P> Type of the points in space.
29   * @see Space
30   * @see Vector
31   */
32  public interface Point<S extends Space, P extends Point<S, P>> extends Serializable {
33  
34      /** Get the space to which the point belongs.
35       * @return containing space
36       */
37      Space getSpace();
38  
39      /**
40       * Returns true if any coordinate of this point is NaN; false otherwise
41       * @return  true if any coordinate of this point is NaN; false otherwise
42       */
43      boolean isNaN();
44  
45      /** Compute the distance between the instance and another point.
46       * @param p second point
47       * @return the distance between the instance and p
48       */
49      double distance(P p);
50  
51      /** Move towards another point.
52       * <p>
53       * Motion is linear (along space curvature) and based on a ratio
54       * where 0.0 stands for not moving at all, 0.5 stands for moving halfway
55       * towards other point, and 1.0 stands for moving fully to the other point.
56       * </p>
57       * @param other other point
58       * @param ratio motion ratio,
59       * @return moved point
60       * @since 4.0
61       */
62      P moveTowards(P other, double ratio);
63  
64  }