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+package uk.ac.ox.cs.pagoda.rules;
+
+import org.semanticweb.HermiT.model.DLClause;
+import uk.ac.ox.cs.pagoda.multistage.AnswerTupleID;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * It approximates rules according to a specific instantiation of the body.
+ */
+public interface TupleDependentApproximator {
+
+    Collection<DLClause> convert(DLClause clause,
+                                 DLClause originalClause,
+                                 Collection<AnswerTupleID> violationTuples);
+}