Accumulator

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleAccumulator
```
public interface Accumulator
```
Classes implementing this interface represent accumulators in the sense of Definition 8.11 in

Philippe Besnard and Anthony Hunter. A logic-based theory of deductive arguments. In Artificial Intelligence, 128(1-2):203-235, 2001.

Author:

Matthias Thimm

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`double`	`accumulate(java.util.List<java.lang.Double> pro, java.util.List<java.lang.Double> contra)`	Accumulates the pros and contras of the given list into a single double.

- Method Detail
  - accumulate
```
double accumulate(java.util.List<java.lang.Double> pro,
                  java.util.List<java.lang.Double> contra)
```
    Accumulates the pros and contras of the given list into a single double. The higher the value the more convincing the pros, the lower the more convincing the contras. In general, if the value is greater 0 then the query under consideration can be accepted.
    
    Parameters:
    
    pro - some doubles.
    
    contra - some doubles.
    
    Returns:
    
    a double.