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discrepancy

dis·crep·an·cy [ di skréppənsee ] (plural dis·crep·an·cies)


noun 
Definition:
 
failure to match: a distinct difference between two things such as sets of figures that should match or correspond
found a discrepancy in the figures

[Early 17th century. < Latin discrepantia< discrepare "differ" < crepare "to rattle"]

dis·crep·ant adjective
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