discrepant

[ dih-skrep-uhnt ]

adjective

1. (usually of two or more objects, accounts, findings etc.) differing; disagreeing; inconsistent:

   discrepant accounts.

Other Words From

• dis·crepant·ly adverb
• self-dis·crepant adjective
• self-dis·crepant·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of discrepant¹

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; -ant

Example Sentences

We don’t know the direct connection or what effect that had on what happened on the other side of the airplane, but what we do know was that there were discrepant parts that came through Boeing’s production system on this particular airplane that required attention.

From Slate

These discrepant views—these concepts of penguins—are the kind of information researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, elicited from participants in a study that was published last month.

From Scientific American

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

These discrepant versions of life in Lowndes set the stage for Sam Pollard and Geeta Gandbhir’s documentary, which retraces the story of how one of the most inequitable, fiercely segregated counties in America gave rise to a national movement for Black power.

From New York Times

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