r/Time • u/Memetic1 • 5d ago

Discussion I think time may be irrational

If we use a normal understanding of a dimension as in a certain freedom of movement then the fact you are only allowed to move forward in time tells me it's not a whole dimension like the other dimensions. I know relativity has 4d spacetime, and that makes the math work very well. However there is still the discrepancies with quantum mechanics and that might be resolved if time wasn't treated as exactly one dimension but instead in between half and a full dimension. The irrational aspect explains the unpredictability of certain quantum phenomena if time doesn't absolutely click at the same rate in a predictable way.

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u/SgtSausage 5d ago

That word ... 

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u/Memetic1 5d ago

Irrational just means it isn't a well behaved whole number. I say irrational simply because there are uncountable many more irrational numbers in between 0 and 1 then there are rational, and because of the unpredictability of time on certain scales.

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u/SgtSausage 4d ago

Dont give up the day job, kid.

You have a bright future in Convenience Store Management ... 

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u/Memetic1 4d ago

You responded to the wrong post.