discrepant
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To help him analyze the precious score’s two discrepant versions, Bern enlists the wisecracking, decoding mastermind Eboni Washington, who digitizes and cross-analyzes all the musical data.
From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2023
And then, even more serious, is that the result is not only discrepant with theoretical calculations but also with previous experimental measurements.
From Scientific American • May 11, 2022
The lab’s accreditation agency and the Forensic Investigation Council, an independent agency that oversees Washington’s forensic lab operations and policies, also have been kept apprised of discrepant results, Loftis added.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2021
And if there’s anything I know about public health, it’s that discrepant and vague advice isn’t a terribly helpful way to go.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2016
In the Dayton, Ohio, Journal, of December 25, 1906, Mr. Tunison speaks authoritatively of the discrepant accounts given by many writers, and by Hearn himself, concerning his parents, birth and early years.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by Gould, George M. (George Milbrey)
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