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all else being equal

all else being equal adverb: holding other conditions unchanged; ceteris paribus.

Adverb

all else being equal (not comparable)

  1. (modal) Holding other conditions unchanged; ceteris paribus.
    • If I know from the diary that I used to believe P, then all else being equal, this gives me a reason now to believe P.2001, Richard Foley, Intellectual Trust in Oneself and Others

Synonyms of all else being equal

Questions about all else being equal

What does all else being equal mean?
All else being equal means holding other conditions unchanged; ceteris paribus.
What part of speech is all else being equal?
All else being equal is an adverb.

Words near all else being equal in the dictionary

  1. all dressed up with no place to go
  2. all dressed up with nowhere to go
  3. all duck or no dinner
  4. all ears
  5. all elbows
  6. all else being equal
  7. all else the same
  8. all ends up
  9. all even
  10. all expenses paid
  11. all eyes

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