discrepancy vs variance

discrepancy and variance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discrepancy	Yes	No	No	No
variance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, discrepancy and variance are synonyms defined as:

discrepancy and variance: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

Other synonyms of discrepancy include disagreement, divergence.

As nouns, discrepancy and variance are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of discrepancy include variant.

discrepancy (noun)	variance (noun)
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions	an activity that varies from a norm or standard
an event that departs from expectations	an official dispensation to act contrary to a rule or regulation (typically a building regulation)
	a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
	the quality of being subject to variation
	the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
	discord that splits a group
	an event that departs from expectations