discrepancy

A lack of agreement or consistency between facts, figures, or claims; a difference that should not exist.

• discrepant/dɪˈskrɛpənt/(adj)不一致的

• discrepancy between
• significant discrepancy
• resolve a discrepancy
• accounting discrepancy
• discrepancy in

1. 1.Auditors found a $2 million discrepancy between the reported revenue and the actual deposits. (financial mismatch)
2. 2.The discrepancy between what the politician promised and what he delivered eroded public trust. (inconsistency)

• inconsistency/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsi/— lack of consistency
• disparity/dɪˈspærəti/— a great difference, especially unfair
• mismatch/ˈmɪsmætʃ/— a failure to correspond

from Latin "discrepantia" (disagreement) — "discrepare" (to sound differently) — dis- (apart) + crepare (to rattle, to sound)