■arft omitted, this is a discontinuance. 1 Nels, 
Abr. 660, 661. 
DISCORD, in music, is a dissonant or in- 
harmonious combination of sounds, so called 
in opposition to the concord, the eifects of 
which the discord is calculated to relieve and 
sweeten. Among various other discords are 
those formed by the union of the fifth with 
the sixth, the fourth with the fifth, the seventh 
with the eighth, and the third with the ninth 
and seventh, all which require to be intro- 
duced by certain preparatives, and to be suc- 
ceeded by concords to which they have some 
relation. 
DISCORDANT, an epithet applied to all 
dissonant and inharmonious sounds, whether 
successive or simultaneous. 
DISCOVERY, the act of revealing or 
disclosing any matter by a defendant, in his 
answer to a bill filed against him in a court of 
equity. A bill for a discovery must shew an 
interest in the plaintiff in the subject, to which 
the required discovery relates; and such an 
interest as entitles* him to call on the de- 
fendant for the discovery. Finch, Rep. 36, 
44. 1 Vern. 399. It is a general rule, that 
no one is bound to answer so as to subject 
himself to punishment, in whatever manner 
that punishment may arise. 2 Vez. 243, 451. 
1 Atk. 450. 2 Atk. 393. 
DISCOUNT, in commerce, a term among 
traders, merchants, and bankers. It is used 
by the two former on occasion of their buy- 
ing commodities on the usual time of credit, 
with a condition that the seller shall allow 
the buyer a certain discount at the rate of so 
much per cent, per annum, for the time for 
which the credit is generally given, upon 
condition that the buyer pays ready money 
for such commodities, instead of taking the 
time of credit. Traders and merchants also 
frequently taking promissory notes for money 
due, payable to them or order at a certain 
time, and sometimes having occasion for mo- 
ney before the time is elapsed, they procure 
these notes to be discounted by bankers or 
others before the time of payment ; which 
discount is more or less, according to the 
credit and reputation of the person who drew 
the note, and the indorser or indorsers. Bills 
of exchange are also discounted by bankers, 
and in this consists one article of the profits 
of banking. See Bank. 
The best tables of discount are those of 
Mr. Smart, founded upon the true principles 
of decimal arithmetic. By these it appears, 
that he who allows 5/. for the discount of 100/. 
for one year at 5 per cent, wrongs himself; 
for he ought to receive so much money as at 
5 per cent, interest will amount to 100/. in 
one year, and the sum is 95/. 4s. 9\d. The 
rule for finding the true discount is this: 
As the amount of 100/. for the given rate 
and time : 
Is to the given sum: : 
So is the interest of 100/. for the given 
rate and time : 
To the discount of the debt. 
Thus, if p be the principal, r the rate of in- 
terest, and t the time, then say, as 100 rt \ p 
• • r t * — — , which is the true discount. 
• • * 100 + rt 
Hence a — — = — is the present 
J f 100 -j- rt 100 4 - rt Y 
worth, or sum to be received. 
Ex. Suppose it be required to find the dis- 
count of 250/. for five months, at the rate of 5/. 
Yqju I. 
DISCOUNT, 52cr 
per ceiif. per annum interest. Here p as 2.50, 
= 5, and * = # ; therefore = 
The following Table is an enlargement of one invented by Jbdir . D. Baird and nvill be found exceedingly 
Us ful for all practical purposes in Trade and Commerce . 
TABLE FOR CALCULUTION OF DISCOUNTS. 
FROM \d. TO £. 1,000. 
s. 
d. 
S' 
d. 
S « 
d. 
S . 
d. 
l s. 
0 
oi 
15 
5 
0 
1825 
12 
9 
4653 
30 
6 
11,132 
3 13 
26,645 
0 
1 
30 
O 
1 
1855 
13 
0 
4745 
30 
9 
11,223 
3 14 
27,010 
0 
1* 
45 
5 
2 
1885 
13 
3 
4836 
31 
0 
11,315 
3 15 
27,373 
0 
2 
60 
5 
3 
1916 
13 
6 
4927 
31 
3 
11,406 
3 16 
27,740 
0 
76 
5 
4 
1946 
13 
9 
5018 
31 
6 
11,497 
3 17 
28,105 
0 
3 
91 
5 
5 
1977 
14 
0 
5110 
31 
9 
11,588 
3 18 
28,470 
0 
3 i 
106 
5 
6 
2007 
14 
3 
5201 
32 
0 
11,680 
3 19 
28,835 
0 
4- 
122 
5 
7 
2037 
14 
6 
5292 
32 
3 
11,771 
4 0 
29,200 
0 
H 
137 
5 
8 
2068 
14 
9 
5383 
32 
6 
11,862 
4 1 
29,565 
0 
5 
152 
5 
9 
2098 
15 
0 
5475 
32 
9 
11,953 
4 2 
29,930 
0 
51 
167 
5 
10 
2129 
15 
3 
5566 
33 
0 
12,045 
4 3 
30,295 
0 
6 
182 
5 
11 
2159 
15 
6 
5657 
33 
3 
12,136 
4 4 
30,660 
0 
6 i 
197 
6 
0 
2190 
15 
9 
5748 
33. 
6 
1 <2 227 
4 5 
31,025 
0 
7 
213 
6 
1 
2220 
.16 
0 
5840 
33 
9 
12,318 
4 6 
31,390 
0 
La 
228 
6 
2 
2250 
16 
3 
5931 
34 
0 
12,410 
4 7 
31,755 
0 
8 
243 
6 
3 
2281 
16 
6 
6022 
34 
3 
12,501 
4 8 
32,1 20 
0 
8 i 
258 
6 
4 
23 1 1 
16 
9 
6113 
34 
6 
12,592 
4 9 
32,485 
0 
9 
274 
6 
5 
2342 
17 
0 
6205 
34 
9 
1 2,683 
4 10 
32,850 
0 
9i 
289 
6 
6 
2372 
17 
3 
6296 
35 
0 
12,775 
4 11 
33,215 
0 
10* 
304 
6 
7 
2402 
17 
6 
6387 
35 
3 
12.866 
4 12 
33,580 
0 
10^ 
319 
6 
8 
2433 
17 
9 
6478 
35 
6 
12,957 
4 13 
33,945 
0 
11 
334 
6 
9 
2463 
18 
0 
6570 
35 
9 
13,048 
4 14 
34,310 
0 
11* 
350 
6 
10 
2494 
18 
3 
6661 
36 
0 
13,140 
4 15 
34,675 
1 
0 
365 
6 
n 
2524 
18 
6 
6752 
36 
3 
13,231 
4 16 
35,040 
1 
1 
395 
7 
0 
2555 
18 
9 
6843 
36 
6 
13,322 
4 17 
35, *405 
1 
2 
426 
7 
1 
2585 
19 
0 
6935 
36 
9 
13,413 
4 18 
35,770 
1 
3 
456 
7 
2 
2615 
19 
3 
7020 
37 
0 
13,505 
4 19 
36,135 
1 
4 
487 
7 
3 
2646 
19 
6 
7117 
37 
3 
13,596 
5 0 
36,500 
1 
5 
517 
7 
4 
2676 
19 
9 
7208 
37 
6 
13,687 
5 5 
38,325 
1 
6 
547 
7 
5 
2707 
20 
0 
7300 
37 
9 
13,778 
5 10 
40,150 
1 
7 
578 
7 
6 
2737 
20 
3 
7391 
38 
0 
13,870 
5 15 
41,975 
1 
8 
608 
7 
7 
2767 
20 
6 
7482 
38 
3 
13,961 
6 0 
43,800 
1 
9 
638 
7 
8 
2798 
20 
9 
7573 
38 
6 
14,052 
6 5 
45,625 
1 
10 
669 
7 
9 
2828 
21 
0 
.7665 
38 
9 
14,143 
6 10 
47,450 
1 
11 
699 
7 
10 
2859 
21 
3 
7756 
39 
0 
14,235 
6 15 
49,275 
2 
0 
730 
7 
11 
2889 
21 
6 
7847 
39 
3 
14,326 
7 0 
51,100 
<2 
1 
760 
8 
0 
2920 
21 
9 
7938 
39 
6 
14,417 
7 5 
52,925 
2 
2 
791 
8 
1 
2950 
22 
0 
8030 
39 
9 
14,508 
7 10 
54,750 
2 
3 
821 
8 
2 
2980 
22 
3 
8121 
40 
0 
14,600 
7 15 
56,575 
2 
4 
852 
8 
3 
3011 
22 
6 
8212 
41 
0 
14,965 
8 0 
58,400 
<2 
5 
882 
8 
4 
3041 
22 
9 
8303 
42 
0 
15,330 
8 5 
60,225 
2 
6 
912 
8 
5 
3072 
23 
0 
8395 
43 
0 
15,695 
8 10 
62,050 
2 
7 
943 
8 
6 
3102 
23 
3 
8486 
44 
0 
16,060 
8 15 
63,875 
2 
8 
973 
8 
7 
3132 
23 
6 
8577 
45 
0 
16,425 
9 0 
65,700 
2 
9 
1004 
8 
8 
3163 
23 
9 
8668 
46 
0 
16,790 
9 5 
. 67,525 
2 
10 
1034 
8 
9 
3193 
24 
0 
8760 
47 
0 
17,155 
9 10 
69,350 
2 
11 
1064 
8 
10 
3224 
24 
3 
8851 
48 
0 
17,520 
9 15 
71,175 
3 
0 
1095 
8 
11 
3254 
24 
6 
8942 
49 
0 
. 17,885 
10 0 
73,000 
3 
1 
1125 
9 
0 
3285 
24 
9 
9033 
50 
0 
18,250 
10 5 
74,825 
3 
2 
1156 
9 
1 
3315 
25 
0 
9125 
51 
0 
18,615 
10 10 
V 6,650 
3 
3 
1186 
9 
2 
3345 
25 
3 
9216 
52 
0 
18,9.80 
10 15 
78,475 
3 
4 
1217 
9 
3 
3376 
25 
6 
9307 
53 
0 
19,345 
11 0 
80,300 
3 
5 
1247 
9 
4 
3406 
25 
9 
9398 
54 
0 
19,710 
11 5 
82,125 
3 
6 
1277 
9 
5 
3437 
26 
0 
9490 
55 
0 
20,075 
11 10 
83,950 
3 
7 
1308 
9 
6 
3467 
26 
3 
9581 
56 
0 
20,440 
11 15 
85,775 
3 
8 
1338 
9 
7 
3497 
26 
6 
9672 
57 
0 
20,805 
12 0 
87,600 
3 
9 
1369 
9 
8 
3528 
26 
9 
9763 
58 
0 
21,170 
12 5 
89,425 
3 
10 
1399 
9 
9 
3558 
27 
0 
9855 
59 
0 
21,535 
12 10 
91,250 
3 
11 
1429 
9 
10 
3589 
27 
3 
9946 
60 
0 
21,900 
12 15 
93,075 
4 
0 
1460 
9 
11 
3619 
27 
6 
10,037 
61 
0 
22,265 
13 0 
94,900 
4 
1 
1490 
10 
0 
3650 
27 
9 
10,128 
62 
0 
22,630 
13 5 
96,725 
4 
2 
1521 
10 
3 
3741 
28 
0 
10,220 
63 
0 
22,995 
13 10 
98,550 
4 
3 
1551 
10 
6 
3832 
28 
3 
10,311 
64 
0 
23,360 
13 15 
100,375 
4 
4 
1582 
10 
9 
3923 
28 
6 
10,402 
65 
0 
23,725 
14 0 
102,200 
4 
5 
1612 
11 
0 
4015 
28 
9 
10,493 
66 
0 
24,090 
14 5 
104,025 
4 
6 
1642 
11 
3 
4106 
29 
0 
10,585 
67 
0 
24,445 
14 10 
105,850 
4 
7 
1673 
11 
6 
4197 
29 
3 
10,676 
68 
0 
24,820 
14 15 
107,675 
4 
3 
1703 
11 
9 
4288 
29 
6 
10,767 
69 
0 
25,185 
15 0 
109,500 
4 
9 
1734 
12 
0 
4380 
29 
9 
10,858 
70 
0 
25,550 
15 5 
111,325 
4 
10 
1764 
12 
3 
4471 
30 
0 
10,950 
71 
0 
25,915 
15 10 
113,150 
4 
11 
1794 
32 
6 
4562 
30 
3 
11,041 
3 X 
72 
0 
26,280 
15 15 
114,975 
I 10-0 -f 5 X -* T 
>5 2s. ^d. 
