Competition

differential survival and reproduction of individuals in nature due to differences in phenotype; a key mechanism of evolution

thumb|upright=1.2|Archery competition in June 1983 at Mönchengladbach, [[West Germany]]

sports involving firearms used to hit targets

thumb|right|300px|Competition in Sport|sports. One selection of images showing some of the sporting events that are classed as athletics competitions.

interaction between individuals or species; fitness of one organism lowered by the presence of another organism

latin proverb

thumb|In the battle between David and [[Goliath, David is an archetypal example of an underdog.]] An underdog is a person or group participating in a competition, usually sports and creative works, who is largely expected to lose. The party, team, or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset. An "underdog bet" is a bet on the underdog or outsider for which the odds are generally higher.

spiteful attitude

form of competition where play ends as soon as one competitor is ahead of the others, with that competitor becoming the winner

where individuals of different species compete for the same resources

type of presentation event

unexpected result in competition

cognitive bias of assuming the situation is a zero-sum game

type of sports competition

Theory of human desire by René Girard