* inputs. All valid inputs must pass this regex, but it's semantically fine if not all inputs
   * that pass this regex are valid -- only a performance hit is incurred, not a semantics bug.
   */
  @GwtIncompatible // regular expressions
  static final
  java.util.regex.Pattern
      FLOATING_POINT_PATTERN = fpPattern();

  @GwtIncompatible // regular expressions
  private static