* <i>if and only if</i> {@code a.equals(b)}. If this advice is not followed, the resulting map will
 * not correctly obey its specification.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/ImmutableCollectionsExplained">immutable collections</a>.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @author Louis Wasserman

   When you upgrade a dependency, verification is likely to fail, so you will need to update
   it.

   If, for whatever reason, verification fails for you, DO NOT DISABLE IT but follow the
   troubleshooting guide at https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/dependency_verification.html

   This build uses PGP verification and SHA256 checksum verification for unsigned artifacts:

/**
 * Static utility methods pertaining to {@link Set} instances. Also see this class's counterparts
 * {@link Lists}, {@link Maps} and {@link Queues}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#sets">{@code Sets}</a>.
 *
 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @author Chris Povirk
 * @since 2.0
 */

     * has grown but the threshold has not yet been updated, so there are no atomicity requirements
     * for this with respect to reads.
     *
     * As a guide, all critical volatile reads and writes to the count field are marked in code
     * comments.
     */

    @Weak final MapMakerInternalMap<K, V, E, S> map;

    /**

     * has grown but the threshold has not yet been updated, so there are no atomicity requirements
     * for this with respect to reads.
     *
     * As a guide, all critical volatile reads and writes to the count field are marked in code
     * comments.
     */

    @Weak final MapMakerInternalMap<K, V, E, S> map;

    /**

import javax.annotation.CheckForNull;
import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;

/**
 * Provides static methods acting on or generating a {@code Multimap}.
 *
 * <p>See the Guava User Guide article on <a href=
 * "https://github.com/google/guava/wiki/CollectionUtilitiesExplained#multimaps">{@code
 * Multimaps}</a>.
 *
 * @author Jared Levy
 * @author Robert Konigsberg
 * @author Mike Bostock