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  • Understanding Pressure: Force Applied to an Area
    The force that results from pushing or squeezing matter is called pressure.

    Here's why:

    * Pressure is defined as force applied over a specific area.

    * When you push or squeeze matter, you are applying a force to it.

    * This force is distributed over the area of contact between the pushing object and the matter being squeezed.

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