Competitiveness vs. Competition

Competitivenessnoun

The state of being competitive.

Competitivenessnoun

an agressive willingness to compete.

Competitivenessnoun

an aggressive willingness to compete;

Competitionnoun

(uncountable) The action of competing.

Competitionnoun

(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

Competitionnoun

The competitors in such a contest.

Competitionnoun

The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; - followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with.

Competitionnoun

a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers;

Competitionnoun

an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

Competitionnoun

the act of competing as for profit or a prize;

Competitionnoun

the contestant you hope to defeat;

Competition

Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, individuals, economic and social groups, etc.