POLL: Is Space Continuous or Discrete?

[Severan]

Discrete space is space that has a smallest possible length (is maybe composed of "blocks" or "pixels" at some scale (presumably the planck length))
Continuous space has no smallest possible length, and any length or space is arbitrary.

[Alex K]

Couldn't it be discrete but without a fixed minimal length?

[ErGingerbreadMandude]

I think space maintains the illusion of "continuity" through "continuous" "discretion"? I mean, true continuity would mean some information of a particle still gets left behind even when that particle is absolutely no longer there...and there isn't any evidence of that.. So... I mean, that's what I think and I still struggle to do basic division so take it at your own risk regardless I'll be casting my vote hehe I never realized somebody else thought about this, I used to be obsessed about this topic.. Lol

[Anomalocaris]

Discrete space is space that has a smallest possible length (is maybe composed of "blocks" or "pixels" at some scale (presumably the planck length))
Continuous space has no smallest possible length, and any length or space is arbitrary.

Define you idea of what is meant by possible in the "smallest possible length"


For me, It seems to me there could exist a smallest length L over which it is theoretically possible to distinguish what is happening over one such length L1 from what is happening over adjacent length L2.  It would still be possible to conceptually subdivide such a length, say j=L/2. But j would have no practical meaning because it would be impossible to practically distinguish what is happening over j1 from what is happening in j2.

[Iroscato]

....yes.