discrepancy
An inconsistency between facts or sentimentsAn inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
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» Tom has found some interesting discrepancies.
Том нашёл несколько интересных нестыковок. — odexed
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Examples
8 sentencesTom has found some interesting discrepancies.
ruТом нашёл несколько интересных нестыковок. — odexed
There are discrepancies.
ruЕсть противоречия. — paul_lingvo
deEs gibt Unstimmigkeiten. — Yorwba
I can't think of an explanation for the discrepancy.
deMir fällt keine Erklärung für die Diskrepanz ein. — Yorwba
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
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
See also
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