A rival is a person, team, company, or other organization competing Competition is a contest between individuals, groups, nations, animals, etc. for territory, a niche, or a location of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition occurs naturally between living organisms which co-exist in the same environment. For example, animals compete over water against another person or team, etc.
Rival or rivals may also refer to:
Literature, music, and media
- "Rival" (Pearl Jam song), song on Pearl Jam's 2000's album Binaural
- "Rival" (song), the second opening theme song of the Pocket Monsters series
- "Rivals" (DS9 episode), the eleventh episode of the second season of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- "The Rivals" (The O.C. episode), the 17th episode of the FOX television series, The O.C.
- Comic book villain The Rival, enemy of The Flash
- The Rivals, play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- Rivals (film), a 1925 film starring Oliver Hardy
Other uses
- Rivals in sports (see List of sports rivalries)
- Rivals.com Rivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. The network was started in May 2001 and currently employs more than 300 personnel, a network of United States-based sports Web sites with a particular emphasis on college sports and a subordinate emphasis on recruiting
- College rivalry Pairs of schools, colleges and universities, especially when they are close to each other either geographically or in their areas of specialization, often establish a college rivalry with each other over the years. This rivalry can extend to both academics and athletics, the latter being typically more well-known to the general public. These
- Rivalry (economics) In economics, a good is considered either rivalrous or nonrival. Rival goods are goods whose consumption by one consumer prevents simultaneous consumption by other consumers. Most goods, both durable and nondurable, are rival goods. A hammer is a durable rival good. One person's use of the hammer presents a significant barrier to others who desire
- Monocular rivalry and Binocular rivalry Binocular rivalry is a phenomenon of visual perception in which perception alternates between different images presented to each eye in visual perception
- Sibling rivalry 82% of people in Western countries have at least one sibling, and siblings generally spend more time together during childhood than they do with parents. The sibling bond is often complicated and is influenced by factors such as parental treatment, birth order, personality, and people and experiences outside the family. According to child
- The Rivals (band), an English punk band
- The Rivals (mountain), a mountain on the Llŷn peninsula in Gwynedd
- Rivals, Kentucky
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