ceteris paribus

American  

[key-te-rees pah-ri-boos, set-er-is par-uh-buhs] / ˈkeɪ tɛˌris ˈpɑ rɪˌbʊs, ˈsɛt ər ɪs ˈpær ə bəs /

Latin.

1. other things being equal.

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ceteris paribus British  

/ ˈkɛtərɪs ˈpɑːrɪbʊs /

1. other things being equal

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Etymology

Origin of ceteris paribus

C17: Latin

Example Sentences

Keynesian economics suggests that, ceteris paribus, the federal government should run surpluses in the good times and deficits in the bad times, thereby ameliorating the low and high amplitudes of inevitable economic downturns and upturns.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2018

For fresh-eating tomatoes, there's no doubt that you should be growing heirloom varieties, because, sorry y'all, they do taste better than modern hybrids, ceteris paribus.

From Slate • Aug. 30, 2012

A high DAU to MAU ratio is a great indicator of the strength of user habits and, ceteris paribus, I’d bet on a business with the higher ratio over a competitor every time.

From Forbes • May 27, 2012

My point is, ceteris paribus, that teen mothers consume additional government resources.

From Economist • May 17, 2012

This last cause, however, only affects the northern latitudes in autumn, and consequently, ceteris paribus, the autumnal months should not be so proverbially sickly in the southern hemisphere.

From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Bassnett, Thomas