On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 5:19 AM Ben Goertzel <[email protected]> wrote:

> ...
> ... Metta is also a Pali
> word for lovingkindness, which has some AGI ethics resonance.
>

You've led me an etymological dance, Ben:

(https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/metta)
"Metta (मेत्त) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word:
Mātra.
"Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and
Sanskrit."

(https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/matra#sanskrit)
Sanskrit dictionary:
Mātrā (मात्रा).—1 A measure; see मात्रम् (mātram) above.
...
2) A standard of measure, standard, rule.

3) The correct measure; तस्य मात्रा यते (tasya mātrā na vidyate)
Mb.13.93.45.

4) A unit of measure, a foot.

5) A moment.

6) A particle, an atom
...

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