function [y] = cont(xx, u, a)

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%
% CONTINUOUS INTEGRAND FAMILY
%
% Authors: Sonja Surjanovic, Simon Fraser University
%          Derek Bingham, Simon Fraser University
% Questions/Comments: Please email Derek Bingham at dbingham@stat.sfu.ca.
%
% Copyright 2013. Derek Bingham, Simon Fraser University.
%
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% Additionally, this program is free software; you can redistribute it 
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% For function details and reference information, see:
% http://www.sfu.ca/~ssurjano/
%
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%
% INPUTS:
%
% xx = [x1, x2, ..., xd]
% u = [u1, u2, ..., ud] (optional), with default value
%     [0.5, 0.5, ..., 0.5]
% a = [a1, a2, ..., ad] (optional), with default value [5, 5, ..., 5]
%
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d = length(xx);

if (nargin == 1)
    u = repmat(0.5, 1, d);
    a = repmat(5, 1, d);
elseif (nargin == 2)
    a = repmat(5, 1, d);
end

sum = 0;
for ii = 1:d
   xi = xx(ii);
   ai = a(ii);
   ui = u(ii);
   new = ai * abs(xi-ui);
   sum = sum + new;
end

y = exp(-sum);

end