How do you use the word discrepant?

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dis·crep·ant (dĭ-skrěp'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

Dis*crep"ant\, a. [L. discrepans, -antis, p. pr. of discrepare to sound differently or discordantly; dis- + crepare to rattle, creak: cf. OF. discrepant. See Crepitate.] Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different. The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship. --Cudworth.

Discrepant

Dis*crep"ant\, n. A dissident. --J. Taylor.
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adjective 1. not compatible with other facts 2. not in agreement 3. not in accord; "desires at variance with his duty"; "widely discrepant statements" [syn: at variance

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