discrepancy — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

   Usage

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   Examples

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

   Still, there is pilferage, mysterious discrepancies eating into the percentages.

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   WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, […]. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.

2. The state or quality of being discrepant.

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Noun

1. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

   Synonyms

   disagreementdivergencevariance

   Broader terms

   difference

   Examples

   a growing divergence of opinion

2. an event that departs from expectations

   Synonyms

   variancevariant

   Broader terms

   deviationdivergencedeparturedifference