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cæteris paribus

cæteris paribus is the alternative spelling of ceteris paribus.

Meaning of ceteris paribus

Adverb

ceteris paribus (not comparable)

  1. All things being equal; with all other things or factors remaining the same; other things held constant; all else unchanged.
    • And therefore 'tis not to be doubted, but could we make a Microscope to have one only refraction, it would, cæteris paribus, far excel any other that had a greater number.1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia

Origin of cæteris paribus

Used in English first by Thomas Wright in 1601.

Questions about cæteris paribus

What is cæteris paribus the alternative spelling of?
Cæteris paribus is the alternative spelling of ceteris paribus.

Words near cæteris paribus in the dictionary

  1. cæsium
  2. cæsura
  3. cæsural
  4. cæsuras
  5. cæsuræ
  6. cæteris paribus
  7. cèilidh
  8. cèilidhs
  9. cèntim
  10. cèntims
  11. cèpe

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