An allocation is fair if whenever one person envies another, the envied person does not envy the envier.

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Fair allocation typically aims for envy-freeness, where no person envies another's allocation. However, the given statement describes a situation that might still involve envy and does not necessarily ensure fairness or envy-freeness in allocation. Fairness often requires that no one envies anyone else's allocation, not just a lack of reciprocal envy.

An Allocation Is Fair If Whenever One Person Envies Another