"scramble competition" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /skɹæmbəl kɒmpətɪʃən/ [US] Forms: scramble competitions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scramble competition (plural scramble competitions)
  1. (sciences) A type of competition where the resource is inadequate to fit the needs of all, resulting in each competitor obtaining an equally partitioned amount and thus never the amount it needs. Wikipedia link: scramble competition Categories (topical): Sciences Related terms: contest competition
    Sense id: en-scramble_competition-en-noun-QwUwsf5c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: sciences

Inflected forms

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