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DISCREPANCY. A difference between one thing and another, between one writing and another; a variance. (q.v.)
2. Discrepancies are material and immaterial. A discrepancy is immaterial when there is such a difference between a thing alleged, and a thing offered in evidence, as to show they are not substantially the same; as, when the plaintiff in his declaration for a malicious arrest averred, that "the plaintiff, in that action, did not prosecute his said suit, but therein made default," and the record was, that he obtained a rule to discontinue. 4 M. & M. 2 5 3. An immaterial discrepancy is one which does not materially affect the cause as, where a declaration stated that a deed bore date in a certain year of our Lord, and the deed was simply dated " March 30, 1701." 2 Salk. 658; 19 John. 49 5 Taunt. 707; 2 B. & A. 301; 8 Miss. R. 428; 2 M'Lean, 69; 1 Metc. 59; 21 Pick. 486.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Furthermore, thin ideal internalization partially mediated the relationship between body image discrepancies and surgical concerns ([beta]=.13, p<.001) hence accepting the study hypothesis 4.

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Tooth size discrepancies and Bolton's ratios-A literature review.

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Each clinician further categorized medication discrepancies by the level of harm (Class 1: unlikely to cause patient discomfort or clinical deterioration; Class 2: potential to cause moderate discomfort or clinical deterioration; or Class 3: potential to result in severe discomfort or clinical deterioration).

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Of the 375 discharged patients in a study by Coleman, Smith, Raha, and Min (2005), 53 (14.1%) experienced one or more medication discrepancies, with 49.2% (n = 61) of those categorized as system related.

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Understanding those functions turned out to be essential for sorting through some thorny sequences that minimize discrepancies. (Tao didn't make the connection at first--a commenter on his blog did.) Tao devised a full solution proving that Erdos was right: The discrepancy can grow infinitely large.

83-year-old math problem solved: proposal by Erdos involving number sequences validated

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Discrepancy Comparison Pre-Intervention Post-Intervention Period Period Months January-March 2012 April-December 2012 Number of charts 86 239 evaluated Number of charts with 67 116 discrepancies Proportion of charts 0.7791 0.2142 with discrepancies Z score 11.588 Probability (two-tail) p<0.0002 FIGURE 1.

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A government document provided to The Associated Press indicates that at least 2 million people enrolled for taxpayer-subsidized private health insurance have data discrepancies in their applications that, if unresolved, could affect what they pay for coverage, or even their legal right to benefits.

Sign-up 'inconsistencies' a new health law headache

The study identified and listed over 600 discrepancies within the trial reports.