}

        ComparisonChain classify(int result) {
          return (result < 0) ? LESS : (result > 0) ? GREATER : ACTIVE;
        }

        @Override
        public int result() {
          return 0;
        }
      };

  private static final ComparisonChain LESS = new InactiveComparisonChain(-1);

  private static final ComparisonChain GREATER = new InactiveComparisonChain(1);

   * until a nonzero result is found; imposes "dictionary order." If the end of one iterable is
   * reached, but not the other, the shorter iterable is considered to be less than the longer one.
   * For example, a lexicographical natural ordering over integers considers {@code [] < [1] < [1,
   * 1] < [1, 2] < [2]}.
   *

 *
 * <p>The time taken to compute multiple quantiles on the same dataset using {@link Scale#indexes
 * indexes} is generally less than the total time taken to compute each of them separately, and
 * sometimes much less. For example, on a large enough dataset, computing the 90th and 99th
 * percentiles together takes about 55% as long as computing them separately.
 *

 * task cannot be implemented with {@link ListeningExecutorService}, the various {@link Futures}
 * utility methods, or {@link ListenableFutureTask}. Those APIs have less opportunity for developer
 * error. If your needs are more complex than {@code SettableFuture} supports, use {@link
 * AbstractFuture}, which offers an extensible version of the API.
 *
 * @author Sven Mawson

 * amortized since some operations can trigger a hash table resize.
 *
 * <p>This implementation consumes significantly less memory than {@code java.util.LinkedHashSet} or
 * even {@code java.util.HashSet}, and places considerably less load on the garbage collector. Like
 * {@code java.util.LinkedHashSet}, it offers insertion-order iteration, with identical behavior.
 *

    return NaturalOrdering.INSTANCE.min(iterator);
  }

  @Override
  public <E extends Comparable<?>> E max(Iterable<E> iterable) {
    return NaturalOrdering.INSTANCE.min(iterable);
  }

  // preserving singleton-ness gives equals()/hashCode() for free
  private Object readResolve() {
    return INSTANCE;
  }

  @Override
  public String toString() {
    return "Ordering.natural().reverse()";
  }

  @CheckForNull
  public abstract C next(C value);

  /**
   * Returns the unique greatest value of type {@code C} that is less than {@code value}, or {@code
   * null} if none exists. Inverse operation to {@link #next}.
   *
   * @param value any value of type {@code C}
   * @return the greatest value less than {@code value}, or {@code null} if {@code value} is {@code
   *     minValue()}
   */
  @CheckForNull

    return CollectCollectors.toImmutableSortedMap(
        comparator, keyFunction, valueFunction, mergeFunction);
  }

  /*
   * TODO(kevinb): Confirm that ImmutableSortedMap is faster to construct and
   * uses less memory than TreeMap; then say so in the class Javadoc.
   */
  private static final Comparator<?> NATURAL_ORDER = Ordering.natural();

  private static final ImmutableSortedMap<Comparable<?>, Object> NATURAL_EMPTY_MAP =

   * in the other.
   */
  SortedMultiset<E> descendingMultiset();

  /**
   * Returns a view of this multiset restricted to the elements less than {@code upperBound},
   * optionally including {@code upperBound} itself. The returned multiset is a view of this
   * multiset, so changes to one will be reflected in the other. The returned multiset supports all

    // the whole array.
    int from = 0;
    int to = array.length - 1;

    while (true) {
      if (to <= from + 1) {
        // Two or less elements left.
        if (to == from + 1 && array[to] < array[from]) {
          // Exactly two elements left.
          swap(array, from, to);
        }
        return array[k];
      } else {