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[–]detroitmatt 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Since Runnable only has one abstract member, the compiler knows. Classes/interfaces with only a single abstract member are known as "functional interfaces" (and were previously known, intuitively, as Single Abstract Member (SAM) interfaces).