Quantum Randomness from Temporal Microstructure in the Scalar Temporal Field Ontology

This paper provides a conservative account of quantum randomness within the Scalar Temporal Field Ontology (STFO), in which time is represented as a strictly monotonic scalar field τ(x). Rather than interpreting randomness as fundamental indeterminism or as arising from hidden-variable dynamics, the paper argues that apparent randomness is operational, resulting from coarse-grained access to fine temporal microstructure along τ. Individual measurement outcomes are shown to be intrinsically unpredictable under finite observational resolution, while ensemble statistics emerge from τ-sampling over stabilized macroscopic record sectors and reproduce the Born rule. The account preserves global unitarity, respects Bell, Kochen–Specker, and Conway–Kochen Free Will Theorem constraints, and introduces no modification of quantum dynamics. This work completes the STFO measurement framework alongside prior results on probability, wavefunction collapse, and entanglement, while preserving all empirical predictions of quantum mechanics.