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What is pressure and how do we get it

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pressure, in the physical sciences, the perpendicular force per unit area, or the stress at a point within a confined fluid. ... In SI units, pressure is measured in pascals; one pascal equals one newton per square metre. Atmospheric pressure is close to 100,000 pascals.

Calculating pressure

To calculate pressure, you need to know two things:

Pressure is calculated using this equation:

pressure = force ÷ area.

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