/**
   * Returns the minimum of the two values. If the values compare as 0, the first is returned.
   *
   * <p>The recommended solution for finding the {@code minimum} of some values depends on the type
   * of your data and the number of elements you have. Read more in the Guava User Guide article on
   * <a href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#comparators">{@code
   * Comparators}</a>.
   *

   * containing one element (the given set itself).
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *

   * multimap.asMap()} view. Repeated occurrences of an entry in the multimap after the first are
   * ignored.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *

   * comparator is not <i>consistent with equals</i>), the results of this method are undefined.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *

   * {@link Builder} and call {@link Builder#orderRowsBy}, {@link Builder#orderColumnsBy}, and
   * {@link Builder#putAll}
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   */
  public static <R, C, V> ImmutableTable<R, C, V> copyOf(

   *
   * <p>The returned {@code BiMap} iterates over entries in the same order as the {@code entrySet}
   * of the original map.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *

        : copyOf(elements.iterator());
  }

  /**
   * Returns an immutable list containing the given elements, in order.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *

   *
   * <p><b>Performance note:</b> This method will sometimes recognize that the actual copy operation
   * is unnecessary; for example, {@code copyOf(copyOf(anArrayList))} will copy the data only once.
   * This reduces the expense of habitually making defensive copies at API boundaries. However, the
   * precise conditions for skipping the copy operation are undefined.
   *

   * multimap's key and value orderings correspond to the iteration ordering of the {@code
   * multimap.asMap()} view.
   *
   * <p>Despite the method name, this method attempts to avoid actually copying the data when it is
   * safe to do so. The exact circumstances under which a copy will or will not be performed are
   * undocumented and subject to change.
   *

    Builder(int estimatedDistinct) {
      this.contents = ObjectCountHashMap.createWithExpectedSize(estimatedDistinct);
    }

    Builder(boolean forSubtype) {
      // for ImmutableSortedMultiset not to allocate data structures not used there
      this.contents = null;
    }

    /**
     * Adds {@code element} to the {@code ImmutableMultiset}.
     *
     * @param element the element to add