# platinum rule

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The principle that one should treat people the way they want to be treated, as opposed to the way one wants to be treated by them.
2. The principle that one should treat people the exact same way those people treat others.

## Etymology
By analogy to the golden rule.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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