*   <li>If {@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, z)} are both true, then {@code
   *       equivalent(x, z)} is also true (<i>transitive</i> property)
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>Note that all calls to {@code equivalent(x, y)} are expected to return the same result as
   * long as neither {@code x} nor {@code y} is modified.
   */
  public final boolean equivalent(@CheckForNull T a, @CheckForNull T b) {

   *   <li>If {@code equivalent(x, y)} and {@code equivalent(y, z)} are both true, then {@code
   *       equivalent(x, z)} is also true (<i>transitive</i> property)
   * </ul>
   *
   * <p>Note that all calls to {@code equivalent(x, y)} are expected to return the same result as
   * long as neither {@code x} nor {@code y} is modified.
   */
  public final boolean equivalent(@CheckForNull T a, @CheckForNull T b) {

   *     accepts a cause: Users of this class typically expect for instances to have a non-null
   *     cause. At the moment, you can <i>usually</i> still preserve behavior by passing an explicit
   *     {@code null} cause. Note, however, that passing an explicit {@code null} cause prevents
   *     anyone from calling {@link #initCause} later, so it is not quite equivalent to using a
   *     constructor that omits the cause.
   */
  @Deprecated

import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;

/**
 * A range (or "interval") defines the <i>boundaries</i> around a contiguous span of values of some
 * {@code Comparable} type; for example, "integers from 1 to 100 inclusive." Note that it is not
 * possible to <i>iterate</i> over these contained values. To do so, pass this range instance and an
 * appropriate {@link DiscreteDomain} to {@link ContiguousSet#create}.
 *
 * <h3>Types of ranges</h3>
 *

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierDefault;

/**
 * Marks all "top-level" types as non-null in a way that is recognized by Kotlin. Note that this
 * unfortunately includes type-variable usages, so we also provide {@link ParametricNullness} to
 * "undo" it as best we can.
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierDefault;

/**
 * Marks all "top-level" types as non-null in a way that is recognized by Kotlin. Note that this
 * unfortunately includes type-variable usages, so we also provide {@link ParametricNullness} to
 * "undo" it as best we can.
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierDefault;

/**
 * Marks all "top-level" types as non-null in a way that is recognized by Kotlin. Note that this
 * unfortunately includes type-variable usages, so we also provide {@link ParametricNullness} to
 * "undo" it as best we can.
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierDefault;

/**
 * Marks all "top-level" types as non-null in a way that is recognized by Kotlin. Note that this
 * unfortunately includes type-variable usages, so we also provide {@link ParametricNullness} to
 * "undo" it as best we can.
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierDefault;

/**
 * Marks all "top-level" types as non-null in a way that is recognized by Kotlin. Note that this
 * unfortunately includes type-variable usages, so we also provide {@link ParametricNullness} to
 * "undo" it as best we can.
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifierDefault;

/**
 * Marks all "top-level" types as non-null in a way that is recognized by Kotlin. Note that this
 * unfortunately includes type-variable usages, so we also provide {@link ParametricNullness} to
 * "undo" it as best we can.
 */
@GwtCompatible
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(TYPE)