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− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1: [[writing]] done by hand; especially : the form of writing peculiar to a particular [[person]] | | *1: [[writing]] done by hand; especially : the form of writing peculiar to a particular [[person]] |
| *2: something written by hand | | *2: something written by hand |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | '''Handwriting''' refers to a person's [[unique]] style of writing characters created with a [[writing]] utensil such as a pen or pencil. Handwriting is separate from [[calligraphy]] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface typeface]. Because each person's handwriting is unique, it can be used to verify a [[document]]'s writer. The deterioration of a person's handwriting is also a [[symptom]] or result of certain [[diseases]]. | + | '''Handwriting''' refers to a person's [[unique]] style of writing characters created with a [[writing]] utensil such as a pen or pencil. Handwriting is separate from [[calligraphy]] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typeface typeface]. Because each person's handwriting is unique, it can be used to verify a [[document]]'s writer. The deterioration of a person's handwriting is also a [[symptom]] or result of certain [[diseases]]. |
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− | Each person's ''handwriting'' is unique. Even [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identical_twins identical twins] write [[differently]]. A person's handwriting is also relatively stable and [[changes]] little over [[time]]. | + | Each person's ''handwriting'' is unique. Even [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identical_twins identical twins] write [[differently]]. A person's handwriting is also relatively stable and [[changes]] little over [[time]]. |
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| Characteristics of handwriting include: | | Characteristics of handwriting include: |
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| A sample of a person's [[writing]] can be compared to that of a written [[document]] to determine and authenticate the written document's writer; if the writing styles match, it is likely that one person wrote both documents. | | A sample of a person's [[writing]] can be compared to that of a written [[document]] to determine and authenticate the written document's writer; if the writing styles match, it is likely that one person wrote both documents. |
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− | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology Graphology] is the [[pseudoscientific]] study and [[analysis]] of handwriting in relation to human [[psychology]]. Graphology has been used in the medical field as an aid in [[diagnosis]] and tracking of diseases of the [[brain]] and [[nervous system]], though such use is very highly [[controversial]]. | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology Graphology] is the [[pseudoscientific]] study and [[analysis]] of handwriting in relation to human [[psychology]]. Graphology has been used in the medical field as an aid in [[diagnosis]] and tracking of diseases of the [[brain]] and [[nervous system]], though such use is very highly [[controversial]]. |
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| Handwriting that is hard to read or unreadable due to the deformity, or illegibility of characters is commonly called worst. | | Handwriting that is hard to read or unreadable due to the deformity, or illegibility of characters is commonly called worst. |
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− | A common [[stereotype]] is that doctors have bad handwriting. According to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine) Time], doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually. However, D. Berwick and D. Winickoff showed that "the handwriting of doctors was no less legible than that of non-doctors" and that "significantly lower legibility than average was associated with being an [[executive]] and being [[male]]". | + | A common [[stereotype]] is that doctors have bad handwriting. According to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_(magazine) Time], doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually. However, D. Berwick and D. Winickoff showed that "the handwriting of doctors was no less legible than that of non-doctors" and that "significantly lower legibility than average was associated with being an [[executive]] and being [[male]]". |
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− | There is [[evidence]] that individuals who have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder ADHD] tend to have poorer handwriting [[compared]] to their [[peers]]. | + | There is [[evidence]] that individuals who have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_deficit_hyperactivity_disorder ADHD] tend to have poorer handwriting [[compared]] to their [[peers]]. |
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− | Bad handwriting can also be a [[symptom]] or result of a [[disease]]. For example, those with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine-responsive_dystonia dopamine-responsive dystonia] sometimes exhibit a deterioration of handwriting legibility, beginning in [[childhood]] and gradually worsening with [[time]]. | + | Bad handwriting can also be a [[symptom]] or result of a [[disease]]. For example, those with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine-responsive_dystonia dopamine-responsive dystonia] sometimes exhibit a deterioration of handwriting legibility, beginning in [[childhood]] and gradually worsening with [[time]]. |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |