<<Ceteris paribus is a Latin phrase, literally translated as "with other things [being] the same," and usually rendered in English as "all other things being equal." A prediction, or a statement about causal or logical connections between two states of affairs, is qualified by ceteris paribus in order to acknowledge, and to rule out, the possibility of other factors which could override the relationship between the antecedent and the consequent.>>
This sounds like something Sir Humphrey Appleby (Nigel Hawthorne) on the wonderful BBC TV show "Yes Minister" would come up with. RLE
