or is a
Latin phrase meaning "with other things the same" or "all or
other things being equal or held constant" or "
all other things being equal" or "
all else being equal". A prediction or a statement about a
causal,
empirical, or
logical relation between two states of affairs is
ceteris paribus if it is acknowledged that the prediction, although usually accurate in expected conditions, can fail or the relation can be abolished by intervening factors.