all/other things being equal

phrase

formal

—used to say what should happen or be true if two situations, products, etc., are different in a specified way but not in other ways

All things being equal, a person with a PhD should be getting a higher salary than someone with only a master's degree.

Examples of all/other things being equal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Next year’s cap is projected to rise to $104 million, so all things being equal, that $12 million AAV would be equivalent to $13 million next season. — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

All other things being equal, that might improve the prospects from perilous to extremely difficult. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2026

All other things being equal, this suggests the study could be underestimating AI’s contribution to productivity growth over the next decade. — Billy Perrigo, Time, 25 Nov. 2025

Frankly, all things being equal, these two games are the ones that the team should really want to see Young play. — Mike Kaye october 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025

The Red Sox, all things being equal, would be comfortable offering that; whether Giolito would accept it or hold out for a longer commitment is an open question. — Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025

What also seems likely is that all things being equal, the Fed is now ready to embrace a more neutral, and possibly even a more accommodative policy on interest rates for the rest of 2025. — Paul Weinstein Jr, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

These are extreme talents who, all things being equal, already look equipped to thrive in European football. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 July 2025

All other things being equal, less need for capital means better profitability and the ability to return more capital to shareholders. — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025