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dis·crep·ant

(dĭ-skrĕp′ənt)

adj.

Marked by discrepancy; disagreeing.

[Middle English discrepaunt, from Latin discrepāns, discrepant-, present participle of discrepāre, to disagree : dis-, apart; see dis- + crepāre, to rattle.]

dis·crep′ant·ly adv.

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discrepant

(dɪˈskrɛpənt)

adj

inconsistent; conflicting; at variance

[C15: from Latin discrepāns, from discrepāre to differ in sound, from dis-¹ + crepāre to be noisy]

disˈcrepantly adv

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dis•crep•ant

(dɪˈskrɛp ənt)

adj.

(usu. of two or more accounts, findings, etc.) differing; disagreeing; inconsistent.

[1400–50; < Latin discrepant-, s. of discrepāns, present participle of discrepāre to sound discordant =dis- dis-¹ + crepāre to crack, creak; see -ant]

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Adj.	1.	discrepant - not compatible with other facts incompatible inconsistent - displaying a lack of consistency; "inconsistent statements cannot both be true at the same time"; "inconsistent with the roadmap"
	2.	discrepant - not in agreement inconsistent incongruous - lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; "a plan incongruous with reason"; "incongruous behavior"; "a joke that was incongruous with polite conversation"
	3.	discrepant - not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" at variance, dissonant discordant - not in agreement or harmony; "views discordant with present-day ideas"

discrepant

adjective

1. In sharp opposition:

incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent.

Logic: repugnant.

2. Made up of parts or qualities that are disparate or otherwise markedly lacking in consistency:

discordant, dissonant, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsistent.

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