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The string contains 6 bytes which encode 5 characters


s = "2×2=4"


s.length        # => 5: Characters:  '2'   '×'   '2'   '='   '4'
s.bytesize      # => 6: Bytes (hex): 32   c3 97  32    3d    34

 
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