mutualism
IPA: mjˈutʃuʌɫɪzʌm
noun
- (ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.
- (economics) An economic theory and anarchist school of thought that advocates a society where each person might possess a means of production, either individually or collectively, with trade representing equivalent amounts of labor in the free market.
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Examples of "mutualism" in Sentences
- Mutualism is clearly on the individualist branch.
- Mutualism and symbiosis overlap but neither is a form of the other.