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c.p.

c.p. is the abbreviation 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

Phrases with c.p.

Questions about c.p.

What is c.p. the abbreviation of?
C.p. is the abbreviation of ceteris paribus.

Words near c.p. in the dictionary

  1. C.M.R.
  2. C.O.D.
  3. c.o.g.
  4. c.o.g.s
  5. C.O.T.S.
  6. c.p.
  7. C.S.C.S.
  8. C.S.I.
  9. C.Z.
  10. c/-
  11. C/N

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Adapted from Wiktionary: c.p. (page history and authors); ceteris paribus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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