\begin{definition}[Definition:Ceteris Paribus]
'''Ceteris paribus''' is a Latin phrase meaning '''all other things being equal'''.
It is also translated as '''in the absence of any other change''' (in the conditions of a theorem, for example).
It is often used in logical arguments in natural language when expressing a general comparison between two effects, and is a plea to the hearer to suspend counterarguments based on differences in the general situations.
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