pro tanto

English

Etymology

From Latin prō tantō (“so great/much”).

Adverb

pro tanto (not comparable)

  1. Only to that extent.
    • 1962, J. L. Austin, "How To Do Things With Words" (OUP paperback edition, p.69)
      If 'making explicit' conveys this, then pro tanto it is a bad term.
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