Ceteris paribus is:

A. the Latin term for "all other things being the same."
B. only necessary for the definition of the law of demand.
C. often used by economists to isolate the effect of a multiple changes that are important.
D. the Latin term for "as things change only consider these changes".


A. the Latin term for "all other things being the same."

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