Noun: discrepancy di'skre-pun-see
- A difference between conflicting facts, claims or opinions
"a growing discrepancy of opinion";
- disagreement, divergence, variance
- An event that departs from expectations
"The auditor noticed a discrepancy in the financial records";
- variance, variant
Derived forms: discrepancies
Type of: departure, deviation, difference, divergence
Encyclopedia: Discrepancy