0 a difference between two things that should be the same:
There is some discrepancy between the two accounts.
The committee is reportedly unhappy about the discrepancy in numbers.
1 an unexpected difference, esp. in two amounts or two sets of facts or conditions, which suggests that something is wrong and has to be explained:
2 a difference between two figures, results, etc. that are expected to be the same:
A balance sheet review uncovered discrepancies totalling €30 million.
Shareholders questioned the discrepancy between pay figures in the trust's annual report and those shown in the accounts.
Employers will have 90 days to resolve discrepancies in their records.
account for/explain a discrepancy An official spokesman refused to explain the discrepancy.
No discrepancy in the ability to define anatomic structure was encountered for the body or outflow regions of the right ventricle.
This apparent discrepancy actually makes sense under the view that both experiments capture opposite sides of children's understanding of indirect requests.
However, on the other hand, certifying that a random k-tuple system has low discrepancy seems to be an algorithmic challenge.
The basis for this discrepancy is unclear, and intriguing.
Although the reason for these discrepancies is unclear, it might be caused by the extensive use of transfected cells overexpressing membrane proteins.
The discrepancy in the number of different nouns across children was expected since the number of utterances produced varied for each child across samples.
The discrepancy between apparent need and service provision is currently covered by family and spousal support and by voluntary services.
The commission's own comparison of redemption values and current land prices revealed a large discrepancy.
