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The gap between what should match and what refuses to.

means A lack of agreement between two things that are supposed to be the same, like a bill and a receipt, or a story told twice.

from From Latin discrepare, 'to sound discordant' — dis- (apart) plus crepare (to rattle, creak, or crack). The Romans used it for clashing noises, voices that wouldn't harmonize; English borrowed it in the 1600s for facts and figures that likewise refuse to sing in tune.

origin
Latin discrepare, to sound discordant
accounting use
the line auditors live for
not a lie
just two truths that disagree
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