*/
  public long approximateElementCount() {
    long bitSize = bits.bitSize();
    long bitCount = bits.bitCount();

    /**
     * Each insertion is expected to reduce the # of clear bits by a factor of
     * `numHashFunctions/bitSize`. So, after n insertions, expected bitCount is `bitSize * (1 - (1 -
     * numHashFunctions/bitSize)^n)`. Solving that for n, and approximating `ln x` as `x - 1` when x