Discordant
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Template:Sister project The adjective discordant ('conflicting, disagreeing, at variance') may describe:
Earth science
- Discordant rock, one that cuts across the existing bedding: as in one of the main types of igneous intrusion, or as in the sedimentary clastic dikes
- Discordant strata, rock layers with mismatches in the geologic record
- Discordant coastline, when the bands of rock run perpendicular to the coast
- Discordant drainage pattern, where the pattern of rivers and streams does not correlate with the underlying geology
Other uses
- Discordant, or dissonant, sounds, in music
- Discordant pair of observations, in statistics
- Discordant twins, in twin studies
- Serodiscordant relationship, where one of the partners is HIV-positive and the other is not