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Incongruence vs Discrepant - What's the difference?

incongruence | discrepant |

As nouns the difference between incongruence and discrepant

is that incongruence is a want of congruence; incongruity while discrepant is (archaic) a dissident.

As an adjective discrepant is

showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.

incongruence

English

Noun

(wikipedia incongruence) (en noun)
  • a want of congruence; incongruity.
  • out of place, absurd

    • discrepant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Showing difference; inconsistent, dissimilar.
  • * Cudworth
    • The Egyptians were the most oddly discrepant from the rest in their manner of worship.
  • * 1902 , William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience , Folio Society 2008, p. 29:
    • But the term ‘godlike’ [...] becomes exceedingly vague, for many gods have flourished in religious history, and their attributes have been discrepant enough.

    Synonyms

    * inconsistent * incompatible * (soplink)

    Related terms

    * discrepancy

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A dissident.

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