Strength keyStrength();

    /** The strength of the value type in each entry. */
    Strength valueStrength();

    /** Returns a freshly created segment, typed at the {@code S} type. */
    S newSegment(MapMakerInternalMap<K, V, E, S> map, int initialCapacity);

    /**
     * Returns a freshly created entry, typed at the {@code E} type, for the given {@code segment}.
     */