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right-handedness

preference for using one's right hand rather than the left
Thing laterality Q3039938
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Summary

right-handedness is a laterality[1]. right-handedness has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • right-handedness's instance of is recorded as laterality[3].
  • right-handedness is a type of handedness[4].
  • right-handedness is the opposite of left-handedness[5].
  • right-handedness's prevalence is recorded as {'unit': 'percent', 'amount': '+88.38'}[6].
  • right-handedness's prevalence is recorded as {'unit': 'percent', 'amount': '+90.47'}[7].
  • right-handedness's facet of is recorded as right-handed person[8].
  • right-handedness's partially coincident with is recorded as Cross-dominance[9].
  • right-handedness's main Wikidata property is recorded as P552[10].
  • right-handedness's uses is recorded as right hand[11].
  • right-handedness's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'dretana'}[12].
  • right-handedness's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'diestra'}[13].
  • right-handedness's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'праўшунка'}[14].
  • right-handedness's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'praworęczna'}[15].
  • right-handedness's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'destra'}[16].
  • right-handedness's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'destro'}[17].
  • right-handedness's P14884 is recorded as 0002203[18].

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Definition and Type

right-handedness's instance of is recorded as laterality[3]. right-handedness is a type of handedness[4]. right-handedness is the opposite of left-handedness[5].

Why It Matters

right-handedness has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] right-handedness is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Human handedness: A meta-analysis. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Human handedness: A meta-analysis. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · Estopedist1 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 20
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'be', 'ca', 'co', 'cs', 'cv', 'et', 'fi', 'fr', 'inh', 'ko', 'nl', 'no',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q25503235 */"
  2. 29d ago · Pommée · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Female form of label → {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'dretana'}, {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'diestra'}, {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'праўшунка'} +2
    Male form of label → {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'destro'}
    Instance of → laterality
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: laterality"
  3. 4w ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → laterality
    Subclass of → handedness
    Female form of label → {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'dretana'}, {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'diestra'}, {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'праўшунка'} +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Female form of label: dresta"
  4. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prevalence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+88.38'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+90.47'}
    P14884 → 0002203
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14884: 0002203"
  5. 18w ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Prevalence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+88.38'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+90.47'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Prevalence: 88.38 percent"
  6. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0350988-pravactvi
    Partially coincident with → Cross-dominance
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0350988-pravactvi, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  7. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → right-handed person
    Uses → right hand
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 24758, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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