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Competitiveness vs Competition - What's the difference?

competitiveness | competition |

As nouns the difference between competitiveness and competition

is that competitiveness is the state of being competitive while competition is the action of competing.

competitiveness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state of being competitive.

    • competition

    English

    (wikipedia competition)

    Noun

  • (label) The action of competing.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;
  • (label) A contest for a prize or award.
  • The competitors in such a contest.

    • Antonyms

    * (action of competing) cooperation

    Derived terms

    * competitioner * economic competition

    Related terms

    * competitive