Are stress and pressure additive?

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If we have some pressure/stress (say 1 atm) applied to an end of a square rod. Let's say this square face expression this pressure/stress is discretized into 4 squares of equal area. Each each sub-square experience 1 atm or 1/4 atm?
 
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Pressure and stress are "force per area". If the force per area is the same everywhere, you have the same pressure or stress.
 
mfb said:
Pressure and stress are "force per area". If the force per area is the same everywhere, you have the same pressure or stress.
Oh, so each face would be experiencing 1 atm?