Latin Flashcards
ceteris paribus
all other things equal
circulus vitiosus
viscious circle
magister dixit
the teacher has said it
per annum (pa.)
each year
reductio ad absurdum
leading back to the absurd (philosophy)
carpe diem
seize the day
caveat emptor
let the buyer beware
modus operandi
method of operating
scientia ipsa potentia est
knowledge itself is power
tabula rasa
scraped tablet
de omnibus dubitandum
be suspicious of everything
ex post
from after
Id est (i.e.)
that is
mala tempora currunt
bad times are upon us
pari passu
with equal step
ab absurdo
from the absurd
ergo
therefore
magnum vectigal est parsimonia
economy is a great revenue
non qui parum habet, set qui plus cupit, pauper est
it is not he who has little, but he who wants more, who is the pauper
ex ante
from before
libra (lb)
balance; scales
nihil in intellectu nisi prius in sensu
nothing in the intellect unless first in sense
pro tempore
for the time being
punctum saliens
leaping point: the essential or most notable point
