significant discrepancy

collocation in English

meaningsofsignificantanddiscrepancy

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significant
adjective
uk
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kənt/us
/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kənt/
important ...
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discrepancy
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈskrep.ən.si/us
/dɪˈskrep.ən.si/
a difference between two things that should be ...
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(Definition ofsignificantanddiscrepancyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In this paper, we investigate whether such pleiotropic effects of resistance on development induce asignificantdiscrepancyin seasonal regulation in this species.
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The mostsignificantdiscrepancyis the mass balance figure, which is substantially more negative than that estimated from mass balance stake measurements.
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I agree that there has been asignificantdiscrepancyin that area.
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The figure four pages earlier showed the trade balance to be a deficit of £35¾ billion; there is asignificantdiscrepancy.
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According to the available studies, there is asignificantdiscrepancybetween the number of children that families want and the number that they actually have: 2.3 and 1.5, respectively.
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Given the high number of discrepancies available to calculate, it would be surprising if at least onesignificantdiscrepancywas not found.
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Thissignificantdiscrepancyno longer exists because errors in the satellite and radiosonde data have been identified and corrected.
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The pilots were unaware of asignificantdiscrepancyin the aircraft flight management system position caused by the sole navigational beacon transmitting erroneous data.
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It should be noted, however, that asignificantdiscrepancyhas existed between the distances to these features estimated kinematically "versus" distances estimated photometrically.
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Although significant discrepancies on some points were noted, these generally concerned variables of relatively low economic impact.
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As a result, there was asignificantdiscrepancybetween the value of the assets for the rightful owners, and the value assessed by the confiscating authorities.
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In some cases, these reveal statistically significant discrepancies between data and model.
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Yet there are also significant discrepancies between the two maps which require particular attention.
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However, there are more significant discrepancies in the notation and inadequacies in the performance directions that make the composer's electroacoustic intentions unclear.
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The point is to bring the results of theory into balance or coherence with ordinary moral thinking, and vice versa, so that there are no significant discrepancies between the two.
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It is difficult to see any justification for significant discrepancies in funding, especially between shire counties.
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The information at our disposal shows significant discrepancies in the appropriate classification of offences.
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As with income, however, there are significant discrepancies in terms of race, age, household configuration and geography.
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Studies of ephedra supplements have found significant discrepancies between the labeled dose and the actual amount of ephedra in the product.
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Determining data on access is particularly difficult because different definitions and sources are used, which results in significant discrepancies.
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