/// <summary>
 /// Determine if the item is in the estimator.
 /// </summary>
 /// <param name="item"></param>
 /// <returns></returns>
 public bool Contains(TEntity item)
 {
     //if the strata estimator can't determine membership, assume it is in there (and count it toward false positives)
     //this only happens for a very small subset of items, that have a strata above the maximum strata of the estimator.
     return(_strataEstimator.Contains(item) ?? true);
 }