Pressure
What Pressure means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
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Reference: AQA
A comparison of force with area, calculated as force ÷ area, commonly in N/m² or pascals (Pa).
Force per unit area, calculated as force divided by area, using units such as N/m² or pascals.
Force divided by area, given in units such as N/m².
Topics that use Pressure
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (AQA GCSE)
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- compound interest
- Compound Measure
- compound unit
- constant of proportionality
- Density
- direct proportion
- equality of ratios
- inverse proportion
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