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Ceteris paribus or caeteris paribus 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 ceteris paribus assumption is often key to scientific inquiry, as scientists seek to screen out factors that perturb a relation of interest. Thus, epidemiologists seek to control independent variables as factors that may influence dependent variables âthe outcomes or effects of interest.