How many characters does the "short text" have?

Total number of characters in "short text" is 10.

Total number of distinct characters is 8.

Explanation:

List of characters in "short text":

s,h,o,r,t, ,t,e,x,t - 10

Set of distinct characters is:

s,h,o,r,t, ,e,x - 8

The length can be determined programmatically in Java using String.length() api.To determine distinct characters, individual characters can be added to a Set and then the set size can be computed.

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