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# Superfluity

## Definition

Surplus production beyond what an individual needs for their own consumption, which becomes available for exchange with others, enabling the division of labour and commercial society.

## Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 4

## Context

Smith explains that the division of labour creates superfluities - surplus production that individuals can exchange for other goods they need but do not produce themselves, forming the basis for commercial exchange.

## Economic Domain

Production

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