* first permutation will be in ascending order, and the last will be in descending order.
   *
   * <p>Duplicate elements are considered equal. For example, the list [1, 1] will have only one
   * permutation, instead of two. This is why the elements have to implement {@link Comparable}.
   *
   * <p>An empty iterable has only one permutation, which is an empty list.
   *

   * first permutation will be in ascending order, and the last will be in descending order.
   *
   * <p>Duplicate elements are considered equal. For example, the list [1, 1] will have only one
   * permutation, instead of two. This is why the elements have to implement {@link Comparable}.
   *
   * <p>An empty iterable has only one permutation, which is an empty list.
   *