Size of abstract class

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How can I find the size of an abstract class?

class A
{
    virtual void PureVirtualFunction() = 0;
};

Since this is an abstract class, I can't create objects of this class. How will I be able to find the size of the abstract class A using the 'sizeof' operator?

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