/**
     * Determines if the variable for this reference collection is "well-defined." A variable is
     * well-defined if we can prove at compile-time that it's assigned a value before it's used.
     *
     * <p>Notice that if this function returns false, this doesn't imply that the variable is used
     * before it's assigned. It just means that we don't have enough information to make a
     * definitive judgment.
     */
    protected boolean isWellDefined() {
      int size = references.size();
      if (size == 0) {
        return false;
      }

      // If this is a declaration that does not instantiate the variable,
      // it's not well-defined.
      Reference init = getInitializingReference();
      if (init == null) {
        return false;
      }

      Preconditions.checkState(references.get(0).isDeclaration());
      BasicBlock initBlock = init.getBasicBlock();
      for (int i = 1; i < size; i++) {
        if (!initBlock.provablyExecutesBefore(references.get(i).getBasicBlock())) {
          return false;
        }
      }

      return true;
    }