noun
Freq #27099
Meanings
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1
noun
An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
They found a discrepancy between the first set of test results and the second, and they're still trying to figure out why.
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2
noun
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
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3
noun
an event that departs from expectations
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4
noun
The state or quality of being discrepant.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· an inconsistency between...
anomalyconflictcontrarietydeviationdifferencedisagreementdisparitydissimilarity
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noun
· a difference between...
variance
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noun
· an event that departs from...
variance
Word family
Forms
discrepancies
Derived forms
nondiscrepancy
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Latin crepō Latin discrepō Latin discrepāns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin discrepantiabor. English discrepancy Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.