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17  package org.apache.commons.math4.legacy.genetics;
18  
19  import org.apache.commons.math4.legacy.exception.MathIllegalArgumentException;
20  
21  /**
22   * Algorithm used to select a chromosome pair from a population.
23   *
24   * @since 2.0
25   */
26  public interface SelectionPolicy {
27      /**
28       * Select two chromosomes from the population.
29       * @param population the population from which the chromosomes are chosen.
30       * @return the selected chromosomes.
31       * @throws MathIllegalArgumentException if the population is not compatible with this {@link SelectionPolicy}
32       */
33      ChromosomePair select(Population population) throws MathIllegalArgumentException;
34  }