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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@TokyoChicken At least you don't write 25 pages of crap and have people perform it in competitions :P
arquero333 (Chrissy Bowman) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:27:27 -0000
@TokyoChicken At least you don't write 25 pages of crap and have people perform it in competitions :P
I'm looking at "win a.." competitions on twitter. Can you suggest any good ones?
nomis_mikah (nomis_mikah) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:26:48 -0000
I'm looking at "win a.." competitions on twitter. Can you suggest any good ones?
calling londoners: http://supersweet.org/Competitions/PROJECT-RECYCLE-ART/menu-id-31.html check this out!
purple_bliss (charissa) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:24:53 -0000
calling londoners: http://supersweet.org/Competitions/PROJECT-RECYCLE-ART/menu-id-31.html check this out!
Kamala Festival to be held on the 8 to 10 of Jan with great gaming competitions and exhibitions. http://is.gd/5TlPd
andatelhotel (Andatel Hotel) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:20:39 -0000
Kamala Festival to be held on the 8 to 10 of Jan with great gaming competitions and exhibitions. http://is.gd/5TlPd
That's "competitions." Just have to correct my error.
Vdancewithme (Vivian) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:06:00 -0000
That's "competitions." Just have to correct my error.
Jan. 6th: I LOVE strong man competitions. Thank you ESPN 2.
shannon_ab (Shannon Arena Boyce) Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:57:24 -0000
Jan. 6th: I LOVE strong man competitions. Thank you ESPN 2.

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