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   discrepancy

   /dɪˈskrɛpnsi/

   noun

   • 1. an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts: "there's a discrepancy between your account and his"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin discrepantia, from discrepare ‘be discordant’, from dis- ‘apart, away’ + crepare ‘to creak’.

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