ec</span><span class="special">);</span>
    <span class="comment">// The function flushes the file</span>
    <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">flush</span><span class="special">();</span>

<span class="keyword">private</span><span class="special">:</span>
    <span class="comment">// The function resets statistical accumulators to initial values</span>
    <span class="keyword">void</span> <span class="identifier">reset_accumulators</span><span class="special">();</span>
    <span