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Discrepancy

//dɪˈskɹɛpənsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An inconsistency between facts or sentiments. countable, uncountable

    "They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why."

  2. 2
    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions wordnet
  3. 3
    The state or quality of being discrepant. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    an event that departs from expectations wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.

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