discrepancy
IPA: dɪskrˈɛpʌnsi
noun
- An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
- The state or quality of being discrepant.
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Examples of "discrepancy" in Sentences
- To acquiesce in discrepancy is destructive of candor and of moral cleanliness.
- At 20 feet high, even going out to 40 yards, the discrepancy is about half a yard.
- But do you not think that governments have a part to play in what you call the discrepancy between perceptions and reality?
- If you think this "discrepancy" is the death-knell of global warming theory, you really don't understand what's going on, "Bart".
- (I'm not sure if the discrepancy is a typographical error, but for the sake of my argument here, I'm assuming that he fell up to his elbow.)
- The reason for the discrepancy is the Tigers 'average of just 2.9 points per opponent's trip into the red zone allowed, which is a figure is nearly impossible to maintain and is mostly just random variance.
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