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Problem vs Discrepancy - What's the difference?

problem | discrepancy |

As nouns the difference between problem and discrepancy

is that problem is problem while discrepancy is an inconsistency between facts or sentiments.

problem

English

(wikipedia problem)

Alternative forms

* probleme (obsolete)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A difficulty that has to be resolved or dealt with.
  • :
  • *
  • *:“[…] it is not fair of you to bring against mankind double weapons ! Dangerous enough you are as woman alone, without bringing to your aid those gifts of mind suited to problems which men have been accustomed to arrogate to themselves.”
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-03-07, author= Nicole Vulser
    • , volume=190, issue=13, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies , passage=The perfume industry is facing a major problem : maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.}}
  • A question to be answered, schoolwork exercise.
  • A puzzling circumstance.

    • Antonyms

    * solution

    Derived terms

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Difficult to train or guide; unruly.

    • See also

    * trouble

    External links

    * * * 1000 English basic words ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Noun

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    discrepancy

    English

    Noun

    (discrepancies)
  • An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Gary Younge)
    • , volume=188, issue=26, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution , passage=WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, […]. They also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies.}}
  • The state or quality of being discrepant.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "discrepancy")

    Synonyms

    * (inconsistency) conflict, contrariety, deviation, difference, disagreement, disparity, divergence, incompatibility, inconsistency, mismatch, variance, variation, dissimilarity, anomaly * (discrepant state) discordance, anomalous