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Assuming all other relevant factors remain unchanged while one factor is considered.
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Assuming other relevant factors stay the same.Use when isolating one variable’s effect while explicitly holding other relevant factors constant.
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Ceteris paribus, a higher price should reduce demand; the claim holds other influences constant.
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