См. также: causing death, cause and effect relationship, cause of peace, caudal appendage
Ceteris paribus is a Latin phrase that means "other things being equal." The term is most commonly used in economics, though it can be used in other fields, including physics and psychology. It is used when people want to explain a situation of cause and effect, but do not want to examine all of the factors in a situation at once; rather, they want to zero in on how the change in just one independent variable will affect another dependent variable when all the other factors in the situation stay the same.
If the price of beef increases, ceteris paribus, people will purchase less beef. In this situation, ceteris paribus means that the possibility of other changes affecting the sales of beef will not be considered. (YourDictionary)
This isn’t common, and a cause and effect relationship between holding in farts and diverticula hasn’t been properly established – it may just be that those with diverticula tend to fart more often. (Metro)
