handedness
noun
hand·ed·ness
ˈhan-dəd-nəs 
1
: a tendency to use one hand rather than the other
2
a
: the property of an object (such as a molecule) of not being identical with its mirror image : chirality
b
: either of the two configurations of an object that may exist in forms which are nonidentical mirror images
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Still, handedness could come down to chance a lot of the time.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
The Tigers countered Barraclough's handedness by bringing Riley Greene, a left-handed hitter, off the bench to pinch-hit for Eric Haase.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
The Tigers countered Barraclough's handedness by bringing Riley Greene, a left-handed hitter, off the bench to pinch-hit for Eric Haase.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2023
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“Handedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handedness. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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handedness
noun
hand·ed·ness
-nəs
1
: a tendency to use one hand rather than the other
2
: the property of an object (as a molecule) of not being identical with its mirror image
3
: the property of having either a clockwise or counterclockwise motion (as the corkscrew movement of some microorganisms or their flagella or cilia)
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