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Noun: discrepancy  di'skre-pun-see
  1. A difference between conflicting facts, claims or opinions
    "a growing discrepancy of opinion";
    - disagreement, divergence, variance
     
  2. 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