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• BanMe@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The periodic table is predictive. From a few elements, the rest could be projected and expected, like the Higgs-Boson. The table makes no predictions for things we cannot measure and are in fact theoretical, like dark matter which lacks any empirical evidence. Would be awesome if it did because then it wouldn’t be theoretical anymore.

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  • bunchberry@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Periodic table is for atoms. I think you are mixing it up with the standard model, which is for subatomic particles.

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    • Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      They’re both the same thing for a different area.

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  • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Whats the difference between expecting and predicting here?

    BH was theoretical at first. The new breakthrough was empirical evidence.

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    • Tattorack@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Do not mix theory with hypothesis. A theory in science is a very big deal and needs a lot to be true in order to even reach theory status (which is why “string theory” isn’t a theory. More like “string idea”).

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