Handedness (disambiguation)
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Handedness commonly refers to:
Handedness also may refer to:
- HandednessHandednessHandedness is a human attribute defined by unequal distribution of fine motor skills between the left and right hands. An individual who is more dexterous with the right hand is called right-handed and one who is more skilled with the left is said to be left-handed...
, a human attribute reflecting the unequal distribution of fine motor skill between the left and right hands.
Handedness also may refer to:
- ChiralityChiralityChirality is a property of asymmetry important in several branches of science. It may refer to:* Chirality , a property of molecules having a non-superimposable mirror image...
, Greek for handedness, is also used to describe a number of similar concepts in other fields - Edinburgh Handedness InventoryEdinburgh Handedness InventoryThe Edinburgh Handedness Inventory is a measurement scale used to assess the dominance of a person's right or left hand in everyday activities. The inventory can be used by an observer assessing the person, or by a person self-reporting hand use...
, a measurement scale used to assess the dominance of a person's right or left hand in everyday activities - Handedness and sexual orientationHandedness and sexual orientationA relationship between handedness and sexual orientation has been suggested but not verified by a number of researchers, who report that heterosexual individuals are somewhat more likely to be right-handed than homosexual individuals...
, research attempting to link the two - Handedness of Presidents of the United StatesHandedness of Presidents of the United States|- style="background:lightgrey;"| George H. W. Bush| 1989–1993| Left-handed|- style="background:lightgrey;"| Bill Clinton| 1993–2001| Left-handed|-| George W...
, research attempting to characterize a causal connection between the fine motor skill and the elected office - Mathematical handedness, a common synonym for orientationOrientation (mathematics)In mathematics, orientation is a notion that in two dimensions allows one to say when a cycle goes around clockwise or counterclockwise, and in three dimensions when a figure is left-handed or right-handed. In linear algebra, the notion of orientation makes sense in arbitrary dimensions...
or chirality (mathematics)Chirality (mathematics)In geometry, a figure is chiral if it is not identical to its mirror image, or, more precisely, if it cannot be mapped to its mirror image by rotations and translations alone. For example, a right shoe is different from a left shoe, and clockwise is different from counterclockwise.A chiral object...
See also
- Handed (disambiguation)Handed (disambiguation)-Activities:Limb usage* Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's two handed discus throw* Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's two handed javelin throw* Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's two handed shot put...
- Left-handed (disambiguation)Left-handed (disambiguation)Left-handed commonly refers to:* Left-handedness, a person who primarily uses his or her left hand, more so than the right hand.Left-handed also may refer to:-Popular culture:* List of musicians who play left handed...
- Right-handed (disambiguation)Right-handed (disambiguation)Right-handed commonly refers to:* Right-handedness, a person who primarily uses his or her right hand, more so than the left hand.Right-handed also may refer to:-Sports:* Mike Bacsik * Scott Baker...