all/other things being equal
idiom
formal
—used to say what should happen or be true if two situations, products, etc., are different in a specified way but not in other ways
All things being equal, a person with a PhD should be getting a higher salary than someone with only a master's degree.
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With all things being equal, Black women still had a higher rate of cesarean.
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024
That means the region is already below the 2.1 children-per-woman threshold necessary to maintain its population level, other things being equal — what’s known as the replacement level.
—Juan Pablo Spinetto, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
Although the details and circumstances matter in any policy question, these are impulses that would, all things being equal, tend to make America less wealthy and secure.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 July 2024
This means, all things being equal, the average size male would have to walk briskly 35 miles to lose one pound of fat.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2024
All other things being equal, the fewer workers there are relative to the rest of the population, the higher the tax burden on each person who does work, and the lower the per capita output.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 May 2024
But, for example, mathematicians value short proofs over long ones, all other things being equal.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
But all things being equal, OLEDs can require up to three times the power as a standard LED screen.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023
But, all other things being equal, being a valedictorian counts for more than just a line in the graduation program.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024
That means the region is already below the 2.1 children-per-woman threshold necessary to maintain its population level, other things being equal — what’s known as the replacement level.
—Juan Pablo Spinetto, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024
Although the details and circumstances matter in any policy question, these are impulses that would, all things being equal, tend to make America less wealthy and secure.
—The Editors, National Review, 16 July 2024
This means, all things being equal, the average size male would have to walk briskly 35 miles to lose one pound of fat.
—Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 27 June 2024
All other things being equal, the fewer workers there are relative to the rest of the population, the higher the tax burden on each person who does work, and the lower the per capita output.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 29 May 2024
But, for example, mathematicians value short proofs over long ones, all other things being equal.
—Quanta Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
But all things being equal, OLEDs can require up to three times the power as a standard LED screen.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023
But, all other things being equal, being a valedictorian counts for more than just a line in the graduation program.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2023
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“All/other things being equal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%2Fother%20things%20being%20equal. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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