discrepant

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These discrepant views—these concepts of penguins—are the kind of information researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, elicited from participants in a study that was published last month.

From Scientific American • Apr. 25, 2023

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

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

Usually the discrepant symptoms in the dementia pr�cox cases are sufficiently marked to enable one to make a positive diagnosis quite soon after the case comes under observation.

From Benign Stupors A Study of a New Manic-Depressive Reaction Type by MacCurdy, John T. (John Thompson)