How could this be time That’s a fascinating way to phrase it. If we take your earlier system of equations and ask “how could this be time,” one way to interpret it is metaphorical: In mathematics, your solution set was a union of lines and points in space. In physics, time is often represented as another dimension, much like 𝑥 , 𝑦 , 𝑧 . If we imagine your equations as constraints on motion, then the allowed solutions could represent possible states across time — certain paths (lines) that can be traveled infinitely, and certain fixed instants (points) that are isolated. So “this could be time” if we think of time not as a smooth continuum but as a structure made of discrete events and continuous flows. Your equations carve out exactly that: some directions where things evolve freely, and some spots where everything is frozen. ⏳ In other words, your math system can be seen as a toy model of time: Lines = continuous passage of time Points = singular moments in time