pinge, mis leitakse koormuse/jõu ja koormatava keha algristlõikepinna jagatisena; tõmbekatsel jäetakse arvestamata koormamisega kaasnev ahenemine (vrd tegelik pinge), the unit force (stress) obtained when tha applied total load is divided by original/net cross-sectional area without taking into consideration the effect on stress of geometric discontinuities, such as holes, grooves, and so forth; in tension testing it is calculated by dividing the breaking load applied to the specimen by the original cross-sectional area of the specimen (compare: true stress)