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==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]].

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]].

Characteristics of handwriting include:

Characteristics of handwriting include:

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.

[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]].

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.

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]]".

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]].

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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