* to {@code A}; used for converting back and forth between <i>different representations of the same
 * information</i>.
 *
 * <h3>Invertibility</h3>
 *
 * <p>The reverse operation <b>may</b> be a strict <i>inverse</i> (meaning that {@code
 * converter.reverse().convert(converter.convert(a)).equals(a)} is always true). However, it is very

 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/FunctionalExplained">the use of {@code Predicate}</a>.
 *
 * <h3>For Java 8+ users</h3>
 *
 * <p>This interface is now a legacy type. Use {@code java.util.function.Predicate} (or the
 * appropriate primitive specialization such as {@code IntPredicate}) instead whenever possible.

 *
 * <h3>Other types of preconditions</h3>
 *
 * <p>Not every type of precondition failure is supported by these methods. Continue to throw
 * standard JDK exceptions such as {@link java.util.NoSuchElementException} or {@link
 * UnsupportedOperationException} in the situations they are intended for.
 *
 * <h3>Non-preconditions</h3>
 *

 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#choosing-the-right-graph-type">
 * "Choosing the right graph type"</a> section of the Guava User Guide for more details.
 *
 * <h3>Capabilities</h3>
 *
 * <p>{@code ValueGraph} supports the following use cases (<a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#definitions">definitions of
 * terms</a>):
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>directed graphs

 * comparator utilities, see either {@code Comparator} itself (for Java 8+), or {@code
 * com.google.common.collect.Ordering} (otherwise).
 *
 * <h3>Relationship to {@code Ordering}</h3>
 *
 * <p>In light of the significant enhancements to {@code Comparator} in Java 8, the overwhelming
 * majority of usages of {@code Ordering} can be written using only built-in JDK APIs. This class is

 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/FunctionalExplained">the use of functional types</a>.
 *
 * <h3>For Java 8+ users</h3>
 *
 * <p>This interface is now a legacy type. Use {@code java.util.function.Supplier} (or the
 * appropriate primitive specialization such as {@code IntSupplier}) instead whenever possible.

 *
 * <h3>Other types of preconditions</h3>
 *
 * <p>Not every type of precondition failure is supported by these methods. Continue to throw
 * standard JDK exceptions such as {@link java.util.NoSuchElementException} or {@link
 * UnsupportedOperationException} in the situations they are intended for.
 *
 * <h3>Non-preconditions</h3>
 *

 * then reverse that result.
 *
 * <h3>Additional notes</h3>
 *
 * <p>Except as noted, the orderings returned by the factory methods of this class are serializable
 * if and only if the provided instances that back them are. For example, if {@code ordering} and
 * {@code function} can themselves be serialized, then {@code ordering.onResultOf(function)} can as
 * well.
 *
 * <h3>Java 8+ users</h3>
 *

   * values. The count must be non-zero.
   *
   * <p>If these values are a sample drawn from a population, this is also an unbiased estimator of
   * the arithmetic mean of the population.
   *
   * <h3>Non-finite values</h3>
   *
   * <p>If the dataset contains {@link Double#NaN} then the result is {@link Double#NaN}. If it
   * contains both {@link Double#POSITIVE_INFINITY} and {@link Double#NEGATIVE_INFINITY} then the

 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#choosing-the-right-graph-type">
 * "Choosing the right graph type"</a> section of the Guava User Guide for more details.
 *
 * <h3>Capabilities</h3>
 *
 * <p>{@code Graph} supports the following use cases (<a
 * href="https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/GraphsExplained#definitions">definitions of
 * terms</a>):
 *
 * <ul>
 *   <li>directed graphs