Definitions

1. noun

something that is available in unlimited quantities or does not compete with other things, such as a public good or a non-rivalrous good.

“In an economics class, the teacher explained that public education is an example of a nonrival good because one student’s education does not detract from another student’s.”

2. adjective

not competing or interfering with others, especially in the context of goods or services.

“The nonrival nature of digital information means that it can be shared and consumed simultaneously by multiple people without any decrease in quality.”