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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: [[writing]] done by hand; especially : the form of writing peculiar to a particular [[person]]
*2: something written by hand
==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]].
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]].
Characteristics of handwriting include:
*specific [[shape]] of [[letters]], e.g. their roundness or sharpness
*regular or irregular spacing between letters
*the slope of the letters
*the rhythmic [[repetition]] of the elements or arrhythmia
*the [[pressure]] to the paper
*the average size of letters
Because ''handwriting'' is relatively stable, a [[change]] in the handwriting can be indicative of the nervousness or [[intoxication]] of the writer.
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]].
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]]".
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]].
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]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: [[writing]] done by hand; especially : the form of writing peculiar to a particular [[person]]
*2: something written by hand
==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]].
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]].
Characteristics of handwriting include:
*specific [[shape]] of [[letters]], e.g. their roundness or sharpness
*regular or irregular spacing between letters
*the slope of the letters
*the rhythmic [[repetition]] of the elements or arrhythmia
*the [[pressure]] to the paper
*the average size of letters
Because ''handwriting'' is relatively stable, a [[change]] in the handwriting can be indicative of the nervousness or [[intoxication]] of the writer.
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]].
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]]".
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]].
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]].
[[Category: General Reference]]
