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017    
018    package org.apache.commons.math3.linear;
019    
020    /**
021     * Marker interface for {@link RealMatrix} implementations that require sparse backing storage
022     *
023     * @version $Id: SparseRealMatrix.java 1416643 2012-12-03 19:37:14Z tn $
024     * @since 2.0
025     * @deprecated As of version 3.1, this class is deprecated, for reasons exposed
026     * in this JIRA
027     * <a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MATH-870">ticket</a>. This
028     * class will be removed in version 4.0.
029     *
030     */
031    @Deprecated
032    public interface SparseRealMatrix extends RealMatrix {
033    
034    }