Block size is calculated by the following formula.

A.
Number of stored sparse dimension members multiplied together times 8 bytes

B.
Number of total sparse dimension members multiplied together times 8 bytes

C.
Number of stored dense dimension members multiplied together times 8 bytes

D.
Number of total dense dimension members multiplied together times 8 bytes

Explanation:
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