2. Noun. One who is not a rival ¹
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Definition of Nonrival
1. an unimportant rival [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonrival
Literary usage of Nonrival
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Societal Value of Geologic Maps by Richard L. Bernknopf (1994)
"First, it is impossible, or inefficient, to exclude anyone (nonrival in consumption)
... nonrival in Consumption Public goods are nonrival in consumption; ..."
2. Improved Seismic Monitoring: Assessing the Value of Reduced Uncertainty by National Research Council (U. S.), Committee on Seismology and Geodynamics, National Academies Press (U.S.) (2006)
"First, it is impossible, or inefficient, to exclude anyone (nonrival in consumption)
... nonrival in Consumption Public goods are nonrival in consumption; ..."
3. Pirates on the High Seas: The United States and Global Intellectual Property by Benedicte Callan (1998)
"nonrival means that one person's use of the good does not detract from another's
... When a good is nonexcludable and nonrival, the private sector has a ..."
4. Governance and Food Security in an Age of Globalization by Robert L. Paarlberg (2002)
"... benefits that are available to all (they are "nonexcludable") and which are
not diminished in their availability even when consumed (they are "nonrival" ..."
5. Interoperability Cost Analysis of the U.S. Automotive Supply Chain: Final Reportby Smita Brunnermeier by Smita Brunnermeier (1999)
"Rationing of such goods is undesirable because they are nonrival in consumption;
that is, consumption of a public good does not impose costs on society ..."
6. Economic Report of the President of the United States, 1996 by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"First, they are nonrival in consumption. That is, their consumption by one person
does not diminish the benefit another person derives from consuming them. ..."
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