ceteris paribus
adverb
ce·te·ris pa·ri·bus
ˈse-tə-rəs-ˈpa-rə-bəs 
ˈke-,
ˈkā-
: if all other relevant things, factors, or elements remain unaltered
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Contrary to the usual caricature, advocates of shareholder primacy recognize that companies operate in the real world, not in a ceteris paribus economic simulation.
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Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
Note that carbon-fibre composites make aircraft lighter, and therefore cut emissions, ceteris paribus.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 3 June 2021
CARB Oversupply is one of many design features keeping carbon prices low in California
The effect of oversupply, ceteris paribus, is to keep allowance prices low, which has always been the main policy priority of the oil industry.
—David Roberts, Vox, 12 Dec. 2018
This could have underestimated the effect of evangelical voters, who are, ceteris paribus, more likely to be poor and live in difficult-to-access areas.
—Ryan Lloyd, Vox, 26 Oct. 2018
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Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
Note that carbon-fibre composites make aircraft lighter, and therefore cut emissions, ceteris paribus.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 3 June 2021
CARB Oversupply is one of many design features keeping carbon prices low in California
The effect of oversupply, ceteris paribus, is to keep allowance prices low, which has always been the main policy priority of the oil industry.
—David Roberts, Vox, 12 Dec. 2018
This could have underestimated the effect of evangelical voters, who are, ceteris paribus, more likely to be poor and live in difficult-to-access areas.
—Ryan Lloyd, Vox, 26 Oct. 2018
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“Ceteris paribus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ceteris%20paribus. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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