diff --git a/src/main/java/com/yahoo/sketches/hll/HllSketch.java b/src/main/java/com/yahoo/sketches/hll/HllSketch.java
index bb30cc243..f0570064a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/yahoo/sketches/hll/HllSketch.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/yahoo/sketches/hll/HllSketch.java
@@ -163,9 +163,13 @@ protected void setUpdateCallback(Fields.UpdateCallback updateCallback)
   {
     this.updateCallback = updateCallback;
   }
-
-  /** Helper methods that are potential extension points for children **/
-
+  
+  //Helper methods that are potential extension points for children
+  
+  /**  
+   * The sum of the inverse powers of 2
+   * @return the sum of the inverse powers of 2
+   */
   protected double inversePowerOf2Sum() {
     return HllUtils.computeInvPow2Sum(numBuckets(), fields.getBucketIterator());
   }