* parameters. If it were statically checked, the checker would still be OK with it, since
       * we're copying into a `contents` array whose type allows it to contain nulls. Still, it's
       * worth noting that we promise not to put nulls into the array in the first `size` elements.
       * We uphold that promise here because our callers promise that `elements` will not contain
       * nulls in its first `n` elements.
       */

       * parameters. If it were statically checked, the checker would still be OK with it, since
       * we're copying into a `contents` array whose type allows it to contain nulls. Still, it's
       * worth noting that we promise not to put nulls into the array in the first `size` elements.
       * We uphold that promise here because our callers promise that `elements` will not contain
       * nulls in its first `n` elements.
       */

   *
   * @param values a nonempty series of values
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code values} is empty or contains any non-finite value
   * @deprecated Use {@link Stats#meanOf} instead, noting the less strict handling of non-finite
   *     values.
   */
  @Deprecated
  // com.google.common.math.DoubleUtils
  @GwtIncompatible
  public static double mean(double... values) {

    links = null;
    return result;
  }

  /*
   * For discussion of the safety of the following methods for operating on predecessors and
   * successors, see the comments near the end of CompactHashMap, noting that the methods here call
   * link(), which is defined at the end of this file.
   */

  private int getPredecessor(int entry) {
    return ((int) (link(entry) >>> 32)) - 1;
  }

  @Override