discrepancy n
1. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions; "a growing divergence of opinion" [syn: disagreement, divergence, variance]
2. an event that departs from expectations [syn: variance, variant]

Discrepance \Dis*crep"ance\ (?; 277), Discrepancy \Dis*crep"an*cy\, n.; pl. -ances, -ancies. [L. disrepantia: cf. OF. discrepance. See Discrepant.] The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement; variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety. There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth and age, men and women. --Sir T. Elyot. There is no real discrepancy between these two genealogies. --G. S. Faber.

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