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<p><b>Hydrostatic pressure</b> is the <a href="page.php?w=static_pressure">static pressure</a> exerted at a point of interest by the <a href="page.php?w=weight">weight</a> of a <a href="page.php?w=fluid">fluid</a> column above the point.</p>

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<p>Due to the fundamental nature of fluids, a fluid cannot remain at rest under the presence of a <a href="page.php?w=shear_stress">shear stress</a>.  However, fluids can exert <a href="page.php?w=pressure">pressure</a> <a href="page.php?w=surface_normal">normal</a> to any contacting surface.</p><p>
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