all things being equal

adverb

Without considering or being affected by external factors.

“So, all things being equal, who would you like to date?”

Similar
all else being equalall else the sameall other things being equalceteris paribusother things being equal
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Meanings

adverball things being equal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout considering or being affected by external factors.

    So, all things being equal, who would you like to date?

    Synonyms: all else being equal, all else the same, all other things being equal, ceteris paribus, other things being equal

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbWithout considering or being affected by external factors.

Similar
all else being equalall else the sameall other things being equalceteris paribusother things being equal
Also see
all else being equalall other things being equalother things being equal

Translations

Arabic مَعَ ثَبَات الْعَوَامِل الْأُخْرَى, بِاِفْتِرَاض تَسَاوِي الْعَوَامِل الْأُخْرَى
  • مَعَ ثَبَات الْعَوَامِل الْأُخْرَى (maʕa ṯabāt al-ʕawāmil al-ʔuḵrā)without considering external factors
  • بِاِفْتِرَاض تَسَاوِي الْعَوَامِل الْأُخْرَى (biiftirāḍ tasāwī al-ʕawāmil al-ʔuḵrā)without considering external factors
  • مَعَ بَقَاء الأَشْيَاء الْأُخْرَى عَلَى حَالِهَا (maʕa baqāʔ al-ʔašyāʔ al-ʔuḵrā ʕalā ḥālihā)without considering external factors
Chinese Mandarin 一切照常, 正常情况下
  • 一切照常without considering external factors
  • 正常情况下without considering external factors
Czech za stávajících podmínek, za jinak nezměněných podmínek
  • za stávajících podmínekwithout considering external factors
  • za jinak nezměněných podmínekwithout considering external factors
Danish alt andet lige
  • alt andet ligewithout considering external factors
Finnish ilman ulkopuolisia tekijöitä
  • ilman ulkopuolisia tekijöitäwithout considering external factors
French toutes choses égales par ailleurs
  • toutes choses égales par ailleurswithout considering external factors
German unter sonst gleichen Bedingungen
  • unter sonst gleichen Bedingungenwithout considering external factors
Italian a parità di condizioni
  • a parità di condizioniwithout considering external factors
Latin cēterīs paribus
  • cēterīs paribuswithout considering external factors
Polish ceteris paribus
  • ceteris paribuswithout considering external factors
Romanian toate lucruri fiind egale
  • toate lucruri fiind egalewithout considering external factors
Russian при про́чих ра́вных, при неизме́нности всех остальны́х фа́кторов
  • при про́чих ра́вных (pri próčix rávnyx)without considering external factors
  • при неизме́нности всех остальны́х фа́кторов (pri neizménnosti vsex ostalʹnýx fáktorov)without considering external factors
Spanish si todo sigue igual, siendo todo lo demás igual
  • si todo sigue igualwithout considering external factors
  • siendo todo lo demás igualwithout considering external factors
  • en igualdad de circunstanciaswithout considering external factors
  • siempre que las demás condiciones no varíenwithout considering external factors
  • permaneciendo invariables los demás datoswithout considering external factors
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