1. A microprocessor implemented method of recognizing handwritten, independent symbols comprising: recognizing a trace path upon a digitizer surface; determining the following parameters of the trace path: a start quadrant of a first trace path stroke; a line slope of all trace path strokes; a first critical angle of a first trace path stroke; a second critical angle of a second trace path stroke; a trace path length; a flatness of said trace path; a concavity and convexity of a trace path stroke; a critical point differentiator; and a summation of the number of trace path points; and outputting a Latin derived character to a visual display based upon the parameters of the trace path.
4. The microprocessor implemented method of recognizing handwritten, independent symbols of claim 1 wherein said start quadrant is determined by the direction of the first trace path stroke.