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Phrase(s): other things being equal [and] all things being equal
Cliché if things stay the way they are now; if there are no complications from other factors. • Other things being equal, we should have no trouble getting your order to you on time. • I anticipate no problems, all things being equal.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Also, all else being equal. Given the same circumstances, as in Other things being equal, I prefer the green sofa. This term is a translation of the Latin phrase ceteris paribus, which was widely used until the 18th century, when it began to be replaced by the English equivalent.
American Heritage Idioms