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package org.apache.commons.math.linear;


/**
 * Interface defining very basic matrix operations.
 * @version $Revision: 772119 $ $Date: 2009-05-06 11:43:28 +0200 (mer. 06 mai 2009) $
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface AnyMatrix {

    /**
     * Is this a square matrix?
     * @return true if the matrix is square (rowDimension = columnDimension)
     */
    boolean isSquare();

    /**
     * Returns the number of rows in the matrix.
     *
     * @return rowDimension
     */
    int getRowDimension();

    /**
     * Returns the number of columns in the matrix.
     *
     * @return columnDimension
     */
    int getColumnDimension();

}