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discrepancy

/dɪsˈkɹɛpənsi/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A significant difference between data, facts, or information, often concerning an inconsistency or contradiction.

Pronunciation
  1. /dɪsˈkɹɛpənsi/



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  2. /dɪsˈkɹɛpənsi/



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Synonyms

anomalous , discordance , anomaly , conflict , contrariety , deviation , difference , disagreement , disparity , dissimilarity , divergence , incompatibility , inconsistency , mismatch , variance , variation
Rhymes
Words rhyming with discrepancy
incandescent , preponderance , repandance
Variants
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discrepancies , discrepancy
Etymology
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From the Latin discrepare, meaning 'to mark a difference'.

Trivia
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  1. In the field of statistics, the term 'discrepancy' can refer to the difference between the observed data and the expected data.

  2. The term 'discrepancy' has been used in various works of literature, such as Herman Melville's 'Moby-Dick' and Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment', to describe the internal conflicts and inconsistencies within characters.

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  1. Error: Discrepancy is a type of error, specifically an inconsistency or contradiction in data or information.

  2. Anomaly: Discrepancy can also refer to an anomaly or an unusual occurrence that deviates from the norm.

Quotes
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  1. Dr. Derman, who spent 17 years at Goldman Sachs and became managing director, was a forerunner of the many physicists and other scientists who have flooded Wall Street in recent years, moving from a world in which a "discrepancy" of a few percentage points in a measurement can mean a Nobel Prize or unending mockery to a world in which a few percent one way can land you in jail and a few percent the other way can win you your own private Caribbean island.

    - Dennis Overbye,{it}New York Times{/it},9 Mar. 2009

  2. Why the difference? Why are some individuals so outwardly altered by time and others not? Or, in other words, why is there often a "discrepancy" between chronological age and biological age?

    - {it}Time{/it},17 Oct. 2005

  3. The "discrepancy" can't be written off simply as lack of data, because it shows up in one of the best-studied periods in Earth's history …

    - Tim Appenzeller,{it}Science{/it},12 Feb. 1993

  4. If an article is on one machine but not the other, a copy is made to eliminate the "discrepancy".

    - Simson Garfinkel,{it}Technology Review{/it},November 2001
Culture
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Discrepancy has been used extensively in various fields, including mathematics, science, and law, to identify and address inconsistencies or errors in data.

How to Memorize "discrepancy"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a scale with two pans balanced evenly. Introduce a small discrepancy by adding a heavier object to one pan, causing the scale to become unbalanced and illustrate the concept of a difference or inconsistency.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'discrepancy' with the idea of a puzzle or a mystery, as identifying inconsistencies often requires problem-solving skills.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the acronym DIFERENCE: D - Difference, I - Inconsistency, F - Fact, E - Error, R - Result, I - Identify, and N - Notify.

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