Set<E> result = elementSet;
    if (result == null) {
      elementSet = result = createElementSet();
    }
    return result;
  }

  /**
   * Creates a new instance of this multiset's element set, which will be returned by {@link
   * #elementSet()}.
   */
  Set<E> createElementSet() {
    return new ElementSet();
  }

  @WeakOuter
  final class ElementSet extends Multisets.ElementSet<E> {
    @Override

   * {@link Set}, instead of the {@link Collection} specified in the {@link Multimap} interface.
   *
   * <p>Any duplicates in {@code values} will be stored in the multimap once.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  public Set<V> replaceValues(@ParametricNullness K key, Iterable<? extends V> values) {
    return (Set<V>) super.replaceValues(key, values);

     * We need the top SIGNIFICAND_BITS + 1 bits, including the "implicit" one bit. To make rounding
     * easier, we pick out the top SIGNIFICAND_BITS + 2 bits, so we have one to help us round up or
     * down. twiceSignifFloor will contain the top SIGNIFICAND_BITS + 2 bits, and signifFloor the
     * top SIGNIFICAND_BITS + 1.
     *
     * It helps to consider the real number signif = absX * 2^(SIGNIFICAND_BITS - exponent).
     */

   * {@link Set}, instead of the {@link Collection} specified in the {@link Multimap} interface.
   *
   * <p>Any duplicates in {@code values} will be stored in the multimap once.
   */
  @CanIgnoreReturnValue
  @Override
  public Set<V> replaceValues(@ParametricNullness K key, Iterable<? extends V> values) {
    return (Set<V>) super.replaceValues(key, values);

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