Handedness

Objects which are identical except for a mirror reflection are said to display handedness and to be chiral.

See also

Amphichiral, Chiral, Enantiomer, Mirror Image

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Handedness." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Handedness.html

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