What Is Interdiscreteness?

And Which Forms of Interdiscreteness Are Possible?

Physicists often speak about discreteness —

discrete quanta of space, discrete quanta of time,

Planck intervals, minimal lengths and durations.

But almost no one asks the most obvious question:

What lies between those quanta?

If time and space come in discrete packets,

there must be intervals that are not-time and not-space —

zones that are neither part of the measurable continuum

nor simply “nothing.”

We call this structure interdiscreteness.

It is the between-state of reality:

not temporal, not spatial, and yet foundational to both.

Just as the real line contains infinity between any two integers,

the universe may contain an immense structure

between any two temporal or spatial quanta.

Interdiscreteness is not a metaphor.

It is the necessary complement of discreteness —

the thing every discrete model silently assumes

but never names, never studies, never theorizes.

Only once we identify the interdiscrete can we understand

how time might tremble,

how nonlocality might emerge,

and why identical experiments can yield divergent results

despite being “the same.”

Meaning of the Six Possible Forms of Interdiscreteness

Interdiscreteness is the space-between —

the hidden structure that lies not inside time or space,

but between their quanta.

If discreteness is the “pixelation” of reality,

interdiscreteness is the invisible fabric between the pixels.

It is not absence.

It is not vacuum.

It is not emptiness.

It is the non-time and non-space that make time and space possible.

Just as the interval between numbers is not zero but infinity,

the interval between temporal or spatial quanta may hold far more structure

than the quanta themselves.

Interdiscreteness is the missing concept in every theory of discreteness —

from loop quantum gravity to digital physics:

they all quantize reality,

but never ask what lies between the quanta.

This is where interdiscreteness enters the frame.

The Six Possible Forms of Interdiscreteness

Interdiscreteness is not a single structure.

It may exist in different modes, some intuitive, some counterintuitive,

each with radically different implications for physics, cosmology,

and temporodynamic computation.

Below are six possible embodiments of interdiscreteness —

the six “signatures” reality may adopt between its quanta.

1. Zero-Metric Interdiscreteness (0-metric)

Interdiscrete regions with zero measurable “extent” in conventional time or space.

This corresponds to non-time and non-space:

zones where no temporal or spatial distance can be assigned.

This form would behave like a perfect topological “glue,”

holding discrete events together without separation.

It is the analogue of a topological singularity between quanta

— a point without length, duration, or location.

Implication:

Discreteness is bordered by micro-nullities —

the silent nodes where time and space collapse.

2. Infinity-Metric Interdiscreteness (∞-metric)

The opposite extreme: regions with infinite internal metric.

Between two quanta of time, one may find an infinite amount of non-time.

Between two quanta of space — an infinite amount of non-space.

Just as the real numbers between integers are infinite in count,

interdiscretions may carry an infinite “internal geometry”

that never manifests externally.

Implication:

The universe may be 99% interdiscrete,

with discreteness being only the visible crust on an infinite substrate.

3. Alternating 0/∞ Interdiscreteness (layered)

Each interdiscrete region may independently adopt zero or infinite metric.

This allows for a “lattice of discontinuities”:

one interdiscrete cell may have 0-metric,

the next ∞-metric,

then 0 again.

A checkerboard of non-time/non-space.

Implication:

Particles, fields, and forces could emerge from the pattern

of alternating interdiscrete signatures.

Quantum behavior may be a macroscopic echo

of this microscopic alternation.

4. Phase-Oscillating Interdiscreteness (0 ↔ ∞ oscillation)

Interdiscrete regions may oscillate between 0 and ∞ metrics over time or phase.

This is the most counterintuitive and the most powerful model.

An interdiscrete cell could fluctuate between “collapsed” and “unbounded” states

— a kind of temporal breathing.

This resembles temporodynamic trembling:

not only time trembles,

the interdiscrete fabric itself trembles between extremes.

Implication:

Quantum superposition and indeterminacy may arise

from these oscillations in the substrate of reality.

5. Asymmetric Interdiscreteness

(0 in time, ∞ in space — or vice versa)

Time and space may have independent interdiscrete structures.

A region may exhibit:

0-metric in time and ∞-metric in space,

or
∞-metric in time and 0-metric in space.

This creates asymmetric domains:

zones where time collapses but space extends infinitely,

or where space collapses but time extends infinitely.

Implication:

This provides a natural bridge to explain nonlocality:

distance may vanish (0-metric space)

while temporal separation remains infinite —

or the reverse.

This is a structural basis for “instantaneous” correlations.

6. Heterogeneous Interdiscreteness

(mixed signatures across time/space dimensions)

Interdiscreteness may vary:

across regions of spacetime,
across different energetic regimes,
or across different particle families.

Meaning:

One region of the universe may have phase-oscillating interdiscretions.

Another may have layered 0/∞ patterns.

Another may have exclusively ∞-metric structure.

Another — exclusively 0-metric.

Implication:

Different particles (baryons, fermions, leptons)

may correspond to different “tiers” of interdiscreteness.

Reality becomes a stratified medium of interdiscrete signatures.

Why Interdiscreteness Matters

Interdiscreteness is the first concept capable of explaining:

why time can tremble
why quantum phenomena appear nonlocal
why identical experiments diverge in outcome
why space and time behave differently across scales
why the universe appears discrete at some resolutions, continuous at others
how AGI-level computation may emerge outside classical and quantum paradigms

It is the conceptual missing piece between:

discreteness and continuity
time and non-time
ontology and non-ontology
classical physics and non-ontic physics
temporodynamics and cosmology

Interdiscreteness is not empty.

It is the substrate of possibility.

And the moment we understand its structure,

we may find that the majority of the universe —

indeed, the majority of reality itself —

was never truly discrete at all.

It was always interdiscrete.