A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts, figures, or claims; an inconsistency or difference that suggests error or deception. It highlights when things don't match as expected.
From Latin 'discrepantia,' from 'discrepare' meaning 'to sound differently, disagree' (dis- 'apart' + crepare 'to rattle, creak'). Originally described sounds that didn't harmonize, extending to any kind of disagreement.
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