pressure
force applied over an area
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pressure
Summary
pressure ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,304 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- pressure is a type of ISQ derived quantity[2].
- pressure is a type of scalar quantity[3].
- pressure is a type of physical quantity[4].
- pressure is a type of intensive quantity[5].
- pressure is a type of areal quantity[6].
- pressure's Commons category is recorded as Pressure[7].
- pressure's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pressure[8].
- pressure's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2006 Quantities and units—Part 4: Mechanics[9].
- pressure's described by source is recorded as ISO 80000-4:2019 Quantities and units — Part 4: Mechanics[10].
- pressure's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[11].
- pressure's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[12].
- pressure's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/pressure[13].
- pressure's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2077[14].
- pressure's different from is recorded as mechanical stress[15].
- pressure's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
- pressure's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[17].
- pressure's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as pascal[18].
- pressure's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as newton per square metre[19].
- pressure's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram per metre square second[20].
- pressure's invariant under is recorded as isobaric process[21].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include ISQ derived quantity[2], scalar quantity[3], physical quantity[4], intensive quantity[5], and areal quantity[6].
Why It Matters
pressure ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,304 views/month).[1] pressure has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] pressure is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]