static compareClosestPreferMinimalAbsDiff_(
      outputValue, bestValue, candidateValue) {
    const {BETTER, EQUAL, WORSE} = shaka.util.PeriodCombiner.BetterOrWorse;

    const absDiffBest = Math.abs(outputValue - bestValue);
    const absDiffCandidate = Math.abs(outputValue - candidateValue);
    if (absDiffCandidate < absDiffBest) {
      return BETTER;
    } else if (absDiffBest < absDiffCandidate) {
      return WORSE;
    }

    return EQUAL;
  }
@param {number} outputValue
@param {number} bestValue
@param {number} candidateValue
@return {shaka.util.PeriodCombiner.BetterOrWorse}
@private