return count(element);
    }
    checkArgument(occurrences > 0, "occurrences cannot be negative: %s", occurrences);
    int entryIndex = backingMap.indexOf(element);
    if (entryIndex == -1) {
      backingMap.put(element, occurrences);
      size += occurrences;
      return 0;
    }
    int oldCount = backingMap.getValue(entryIndex);
    long newCount = (long) oldCount + (long) occurrences;

    checkArgument(occurrences > 0, "occurrences cannot be negative: %s", occurrences);
    Count frequency = backingMap.get(element);
    int oldCount;
    if (frequency == null) {
      oldCount = 0;
      backingMap.put(element, new Count(occurrences));
    } else {
      oldCount = frequency.get();
      long newCount = (long) oldCount + (long) occurrences;