pressure

• what is pressure?

  force exerted by an object per unit area
• formula for pressure in words

  Pressure = force / area
• formula for pressure in symbols

  p = F / A
• units of pressure

  pascals (Pa) or N/m^2 or N/cm^2
• before dividing F by A, you must make sure that the units for area is m^2. If it's cm^2, then you must divide it by 1000.