Definition of ceteris paribus

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ce·ter·is par·i·bus    (ktr-s pr-bs) KEY 

ADVERB:
Abbr. cet. par.

With all other factors or things remaining the same.

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ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin cters pribus, with other things equal : Latin cters, ablative pl. of cterus, the other, the rest + Latin pribus, ablative pl. of pr, equal