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Equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market can be defined alternatively as:

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✅ Correct Option: 2

Equilibrium occurs where market demand equals market supply. Since quantity demanded equals quantity supplied at the equilibrium price, there is neither excess demand nor excess supply. Hence equilibrium can be alternatively defined as a situation of zero excess demand and zero excess supply.

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