discrepant
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of discrepant
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin discrepant- (stem of discrepāns ), present participle of discrepāre to sound discordant, equivalent to dis- dis- 1 + crepāre to crack, creak; see -ant
Example Sentences
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To help him analyze the precious score’s two discrepant versions, Bern enlists the wisecracking, decoding mastermind Eboni Washington, who digitizes and cross-analyzes all the musical data.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
And then, even more serious, is that the result is not only discrepant with theoretical calculations but also with previous experimental measurements.
From Scientific American ● May 11, 2022
The lab’s accreditation agency and the Forensic Investigation Council, an independent agency that oversees Washington’s forensic lab operations and policies, also have been kept apprised of discrepant results, Loftis added.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
I guess my question is have you ever worked on something where the feeling of the world to the audience was just completely discrepant with the feeling of making it?
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2016
He often asked himself if this was the only anomaly in his child—if there were not other traits, yet undiscovered, as discrepant as this light volatility with her general character: and he puzzled himself sorely.
From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various
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