/**
 * This function takes multiple arrays and returns a new array containing only the unique values
 * from all input arrays, preserving the order of their first occurrence.
 *
 * @template T - The type of elements in the arrays.
 * @param {Array<ArrayLike<T> | null | undefined>} arrays - The arrays to inspect.
 * @returns {T[]} Returns the new array of combined unique values.
 *
 * @example
 * // Returns [2, 1]
 * union([2], [1, 2]);
 *
 * @example
 * // Returns [2, 1, 3]
 * union([2], [1, 2], [2, 3]);
 *
 * @example
 * // Returns [1, 3, 2, [5], [4]] (does not deeply flatten nested arrays)
 * union([1, 3, 2], [1, [5]], [2, [4]]);
 *
 * @example
 * // Returns [0, 2, 1] (ignores non-array values like 3 and { '0': 1 })
 * union([0], 3, { '0': 1 }, null, [2, 1]);
 * @example
 * // Returns [0, 'a', 2, 1] (treats array-like object { 0: 'a', length: 1 } as a valid array)
 * union([0], { 0: 'a', length: 1 }, [2, 1]);
 */
declare function union<T>(...arrays: Array<ArrayLike<T> | null | undefined>): T[];

export { union };