Definition:Ceteris Paribus

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Definition

Ceteris paribus is a Latin phrase meaning all other things being equal.

It is also translated as in the absence of any other change (in the conditions of a theorem, for example).


It is often used in logical arguments in natural language when expressing a general comparison between two effects, and is a plea to the hearer to suspend counterarguments based on differences in the general situations.


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