A prediction is a statement of what is the case within a relational matrix, not what is the case in an independent reality.
A prediction is a statement of what is the case within a relational matrix. Accordingly, if by some observational procedure the phenomenon considered is revealed through a projection onto a relational matrix, any statement of what is the case in that relational matrix onto which the phenomenon considered can be projected in the act of observation. Therefore, the success of a prediction only proves that a certain mapping or projection operation can be made, but does not reveal the nature of what it is that is mapped or projected. (CS 457)
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