discrepancy
An inconsistency between facts or sentimentsAn inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
» Tom has found some interesting discrepancies.
Том нашёл несколько интересных нестыковок.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Diskrepanz, Widerspruch, Unstimmigkeit
расхожде́ниеrasxoždénije, разногла́сиеraznoglásije
розбі́жністьrozbížnistʹ
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
(countable, uncountable)The state or quality of being discrepant.
разли́чиеrazlíčije, несоотве́тствиеnesootvétstvije
Examples
8 sentencesTom has found some interesting discrepancies.
ruТом нашёл несколько интересных нестыковок.
There are discrepancies.
ruЕсть противоречия.
deEs gibt Unstimmigkeiten.
I can't think of an explanation for the discrepancy.
deMir fällt keine Erklärung für die Diskrepanz ein.
The accounts have discrepancies.
Please report discrepancy in data.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface aBorrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.
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Forms
plural: discrepanciesSynonyms
17 synonyms- a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions:disagreementdivergencevariance
- an event that departs from expectations:variancevariant
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable