Competition is the act of striving against another force for the purpose of achieving dominance or attaining a reward or goal, or out of a biological imperative such as survival. Competition is a term widely used in several fields, including biochemistry, ecology, economics, business, politics, and sports. Competition may be between two or more forces, life forms, agents, systems, individuals, or groups, depending on the context in which the term is used.

Competition may yield various results to the participants, including both intrinsic and extrinsic rewards. Some, such as survival advantages, including favorable territory, are intrinsic biological factors that occur as a result of ecological competition between organisms. Others, such as competition in business and politics, involve competition between humans. In addition, extrinsic symbols, such as trophies, plaques, ribbons, prizes, or laudations, may be given to the winner(s). Such symbolic rewards are commonly used wherever the rewards inherent in the competition are primarily intrinsic, such as at human sporting and academic competitions. In general, the rewards range widely but usually help reinforce the advantage that one participant has over the other participant(s).

Sizes and levels of competition

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Competition may also exist at different sizes; some competitions may be between two members of a species, while other competitions can involve entire species. In an example in economics, a competition between two local stores would be considered small compared to competition between several mega-giants. As a result, the consequences of the competition would also vary- the larger the competition, the larger the effect.

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@lucullian don't do many competitions but it's a good prize!☺
marieloua (Marie-Louise Avery) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:39:16 -0000
@lucullian don't do many competitions but it's a good prize!☺
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ksphotohound (John Peterson) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:28:24 -0000
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Frohardy (Frohardy Olson) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:28:23 -0000
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earthlight1 (Bryan Mullennix) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:28:21 -0000
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@BeliebersInc, i will go to the album signing but i think the performance is for competitions winners! :)))) xxx
xmsbieber (Antonia Light) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:28:19 -0000
@BeliebersInc, i will go to the album signing but i think the performance is for competitions winners! :)))) xxx
@bubblebeth2009 Oh crap :P Hahaha, ah well. Go on company magazine website and check out their competitions, look at the ITV one! :P
Fatmamax (Fatima Al-Kassab) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:26:50 -0000
@bubblebeth2009 Oh crap :P Hahaha, ah well. Go on company magazine website and check out their competitions, look at the ITV one! :P

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