Where Does Discrepancies Come from?

The noun discrepancy is from Latin discrepare "to sound differently," from the prefix dis- "from" plus crepare "to rattle, creak."

What is discrepancy in health?

A difference of opinion between the original interpretation (e.g., in histopathology or radiology) and the interpretation at review, which is considered as an error if the discrepancy is confirmed by two independent reviewers.

What are the types of discrepancy?

There were four types of discrepancies related to food items (incorrect, missed/missing, valid sourceless and questionable). ... ... The results of relevant data discrepancy types, the number of discrepancies, discrepancy rate and meal based discrepancy analyses have been reported elsewhere (Guan et al., 2016) .