I mean, I understand how it organizes the elements, but where's the prediction?

我的意思是，我知道这个表格是如何编排元素的，但是它的预测性体现在哪里呢？

youdao

The prediction was that an element with the same atomic number existed somewhere, but it just hadn't been found yet.

据预测，某个地方存在一种原子序数相同的元素，但它还没有被发现。

youdao

But one prediction can be made with certainty.

但是有一个预测是可以确定的。

youdao

Economic growth, it is a prediction, but I think it is far fetched that it will grow at eight percent."

VOA: standard.2010.04.20

But its prediction that cybersecurity threats will shift to handsets seems to be slowly taking shape.

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But its prediction for the whole of 2003 remained unchanged at "single-digit or better" percentage growth - a forecast some analysts described as disappointing.

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If Knapp is making the point that this does not make sense I would agree with him, but my prediction that the neo Luddite moving is growing is not wrong.

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