Any gap between the predictions and observations would mean that the theory is wrong.

Long gaps in between poos doesn't mean your baby has constipation.

My next sister, Sarah, was five years older, and the gap meant that I played a great deal alone.

No need to point out the enormous, widening gap that exists between those of great means and those for whom life is just mean.

Essentially - to lipread well, you need a prior grasp of language to know/guess what the gaps might mean.

It is the fit that makes or breaks a diaper: gaps mean leaks.

The growing gap now means that the elderly people or their relatives must find that difference.

To a growing number of banks, that gap means opportunity for gain.

A wide gap between the measurements means that you'll have to move the drain.

The gaps cause power loss, and ultimately mean that the engine needs to be rebuilt or replaced.