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<p>I think it’s something like 4.5 characters per word is the average. I think that’s the number used to calculate how many words per second you can type (divide characters by 4.5).</p>
<p>Also, you have to be careful about systems which count characters, since sometimes they’ll treat endlines as characters (endlines being from when you hit the return button).</p>