nonrival
- adjective
- /nɒnˈraɪvəl/
- Specialized
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no rival
- The internet is a nonrival resource; many people can use it simultaneously without reducing its availability.
Examples
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Genetic and biochemical resources are what economists call "nonrival public goods," meaning that more than one person or group can benefit from them at the same time.
Academic text (1995) -
Beck describes Germany's model as "a club that provides a nonrival but excludable good for its members" and notes that the scheme's structure resembles the successful historical schemes in the United States (2001, 712-13).
Academic text (2016) -
That's the beauty of nonrival goods, after all.
Blog text (18) -
The dashed line, which was not used in our calculations, indicates the theoretical increase in value if the services were considered nonrival at all population levels.
Academic text (2012) -
The calculation is conservative because it assumes that all services are rival and thus underestimates the per capita value of nonrival services, such as disturbance regulation.
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Public parks are considered nonrival spaces because everyone can enjoy them at the same time without depleting their benefits.
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Clean air is a nonrival good; its availability is not diminished when more people enjoy it.
Synonyms
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3.4
Made so several people can divide and eat it, like a dish
Antonyms
How Rivalrous
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- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nonrival breaks into non- 'not' and rival 'competitor', so think of a song, a national park, or a website that many people can use at the same time without taking it away from others; that's why nonrival means something one person can use without reducing it for others.