all else the same
Other factors unchanged
All else the same is a phrase meaning if other factors remain unchanged—used when isolating one variable for comparison: All else the same, the larger engine will use more fuel.
The phrase appears in economic and scientific reasoning to examine how a single change affects an outcome.
Variants include all else being equal and the Latin ceteris paribus.
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- unalteredNot modified whatsoever
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- equivalentSame in value or function
- invariableNot subject to change
unchanged · thought experiment · counterfactuals · control · assumption · hypothesizing · required · hypothetical · conditional · all things being equal · baseline · maintenance · comparison · level playing field · contingency · premise · benchmark · elasticity