This replaces PR2711 which seems to be abandoned. I cherry-picked that commit and enhanced it.

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Type of Improvement

• Feature (or new API)
• Documentation or website-related

Desired Merge Strategy

• Squash: The PR will be squashed and merged (choose this if you have no preference).

Release Notes

Can call PopCount.greaterThan(n), PopCount.equalTo(n), PopCount.atLeast(n). If n is such that it allows for optimization, the generated circuitry is cheaper and faster compared to "first PopCount, then compare".

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