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Define the term pressure​

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Pressure is the force divided by the area perpendicular to the force over which the force is applied

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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.

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