This paper proposes a framework for understanding time, not as a predefined variable or an external backdrop, but as an emergent property arising naturally from the intrinsic processes of a system. In this approach, time is considered a quantity derived from the accumulation of possible physical and informational changes within the system, making it a practical and measurable concept for describing system evolution rather than merely a marker of event succession. This perspective could allow for the explanation of time dilation and contraction in extreme quantum and gravitational regimes without invoking additional dimensions or altering fundamental physical laws, positioning time as a derivative of the system’s own dynamics. The model addresses issues such as frozen or undefined time encountered in certain quantum gravity theories and offers a potential reinterpretation of the arrow of time and the behavior of open systems, which depends on the system’s capacity to transmit information and generate transformations. Consequently, this framework may provide a scientific basis for designing experiments that quantify time through actual events or changes and suggests methods for redefining clocks and temporal measurement based on the number of possible transformations rather than an absolute temporal coordinate.
Said Kafi (Mon,) studied this question.