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  2. Pressure - Wikipedia

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    For gases, pressure is sometimes measured not as an absolute pressure, but relative to atmospheric pressure; such measurements are called gauge pressure. An example of this is the air pressure in an automobile tire, which might be said to be "220 kPa (32 psi)", but is actually 220 kPa (32 psi) above atmospheric pressure. Since atmospheric ...

  3. List of physical quantities - Wikipedia

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    Pressure gradient: Pressure per unit distance pascal/m L −2 M 1 T −2: vector Temperature gradient: steepest rate of temperature change at a particular location K/m L −1 Θ: vector Torque: τ: Product of a force and the perpendicular distance of the force from the point about which it is exerted

  4. Dimensional analysis - Wikipedia

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    A simple application of dimensional analysis to mathematics is in computing the form of the volume of an n-ball (the solid ball in n dimensions), or the area of its surface, the n-sphere: being an n-dimensional figure, the volume scales as x n, while the surface area, being (n − 1)-dimensional, scales as x n−1.

  5. Pascal (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The pascal (symbol: Pa) is the unit of pressure in the International System of Units (SI).It is also used to quantify internal pressure, stress, Young's modulus, and ultimate tensile strength.

  6. Scalar field - Wikipedia

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    A scalar field such as temperature or pressure, where intensity of the field is represented by different hues of colors. In mathematics and physics, a scalar field is a function associating a single number to each point in a region of space – possibly physical space.

  7. Physical quantity - Wikipedia

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    Ampèremetre (Ammeter) A physical quantity (or simply quantity) [1] [a] is a property of a material or system that can be quantified by measurement.A physical quantity can be expressed as a value, which is the algebraic multiplication of a numerical value and a unit of measurement.

  8. Bar (unit) - Wikipedia

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    Atmospheric air pressure where standard atmospheric pressure is defined as 1013.25 mbar, 101.325 kPa, 1.01325 bar, which is about 14.7 pounds per square inch. Despite the millibar not being an SI unit, meteorologists and weather reporters worldwide have long measured air pressure in millibar as the values are convenient.

  9. Stress (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    The dimension of stress is that of pressure, and therefore its coordinates are measured in the same units as pressure: namely, pascals (Pa, that is, newtons per square metre) in the International System, or pounds per square inch (psi) in the Imperial system. Because mechanical stresses easily exceed a million Pascals, MPa, which stands for ...