DISCREPANCY


Meaning of DISCREPANCY in English

[ dɪs'krɛp(ə)nsi ]

■ noun ( plural discrepancies ) a difference or lack of compatibility between two or more facts that should be similar.

Derivatives

discrepant adjective

Origin

C17: from L. discrepantia , from discrepare 'be discordant'.

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