The pressure difference between two points depends only on their depth difference, Delta P = rho * g * Delta h, not on the absolute depth. Moving ten meters deeper adds the same pressure whether you start at the surface or far below. This is the ideal static-uniform-fluid result; real fluids stratify by density, and measured pressure differences carry sensor calibration and depth uncertainty.

Changing only the depth changes the hydrostatic pressure difference. Exact arithmetic here means exact results for the stated model inputs; measured inputs still carry uncertainty and significant-figure limits.

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Pressure difference follows depth change

Depth 1 metre gives 20 pascals; depth 3 metres gives 60 pascals.

60minus⁡20=4060\operatorname{minus}20=40
Shallow depth ledgerThis step shows the shallow checked value.rho=2 kg/m^3g=10 m/s^2h=1 mdP=20 Pa

The pressure change is exact

The deeper label exceeds the shallow label by 40 pascals.

Δ(ΔP)=40 Pa\Delta(\Delta P)=40\ \mathrm{Pa}
Deep depth ledgerThis step shows the deeper checked value.rho=2 kg/m^3g=10 m/s^2h=3 mdP=60 Pa