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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdiscrepância
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dis.kɾeˈpɐ̃.sjɐ
"Encontramos uma grande discrepância nos resultados."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts, figures, or items that should ideally match or agree.
"Investigators uncovered a significant discrepancy between the reported expenses and the actual receipts." - 2
A noticeable difference or divergence in character, quality, or condition between comparable entities.
"The wage discrepancy across different departments sparked widespread employee dissatisfaction."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'discrepantia', stemming from the verb 'discrepare', meaning 'to sound dissonant' or 'to be discordant' (from 'dis-' apart + 'crepare' to rattle, crack, or make a noise). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term shifted from literal acoustic discordance to metaphorical inconsistency or divergence between facts, figures, or accounts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Discrepancy" is said worldwide
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divèrgence
Transliteration: di.vɛʁ.ʒɑ̃s
Script: divergence
"Il y a une grande divergence entre leurs points de vue."
Diskrepanz
Transliteration: dɪskʁeˈpant͡s
"Die Diskrepanz zwischen den Zahlen ist alarmierend."
discrepanza
Transliteration: di.skreˈpantsa
"C'è una netta discrepanza nei dati di bilancio."
discrepancia
Transliteration: dis.kɾeˈpan.sja
"La discrepancia entre los dos informes generó dudas."
discrepância
Transliteration: dis.kɾeˈpɐ̃.sjɐ
"Encontramos uma grande discrepância nos resultados."
अंतर
Transliteration: antar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"दोनों रिपोर्टों में एक बड़ा अंतर है।"
差距
Transliteration: chà jù
Script: 中文汉字
"这两组数据之间存在很大差距。"
격차
Transliteration: gyeokcha
Script: 한국어 한글
"두 보고서 사이에는 큰 격차가 존재합니다."
相違
Transliteration: sōi
Script: 日本語
"その二つのデータの間には大きな相違があります。"
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