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A '''nonrival good''' is one that can be used or consumed by one person without reducing the amount left for others.  In other words, a nonrival good can be used again and again at almost no additional cost.
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A '''non-rival good''' is one that can be used or consumed by one person without reducing the amount left for others.  In other words, a nonrival good can be used again and again at almost no additional cost.
    
Examples of nonrival goods are designs, [[movies]], [[television]], fireworks, algorithms and patents.<ref>http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/06.11.12.html</ref>
 
Examples of nonrival goods are designs, [[movies]], [[television]], fireworks, algorithms and patents.<ref>http://www.economicprincipals.com/issues/06.11.12.html</ref>
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Goods which are non-rival and [[nonexcludability|non-excludable]] are [[public goods]].
    
== References ==
 
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