Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of determining something again: A new or repeated process of establishing, calculating, or deciding something after a previous determination has been made.

Usage

• General Use: Used to describe the action of reassessing, recalculating, or re-establishing a value, outcome, or decision.
• Formal/Technical Contexts: Commonly found in legal, administrative, financial, and scientific contexts where initial decisions or calculations are subject to review or change.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The court ordered a redetermination of the child's custody arrangements.
  • A redetermination of the project's budget was necessary after the unexpected costs.
  • The tax agency conducts an annual redetermination of eligibility for the program.

Advanced Usage

• "Subject to redetermination": A formal phrase indicating that a current decision, value, or status may be reviewed and changed in the future.
  • The preliminary findings are subject to redetermination upon further analysis.

Variants and Related Words

• Redetermine (verb): To determine again.
  • The committee will redetermine the award criteria next month.

Synonyms

• Reassessment: The act of assessing something again.
• Reevaluation: The act of evaluating something again.
• Recalculation: The act of calculating something again.

Antonyms

• Initial determination: The first or original act of determining.
• Final decision: A conclusive resolution that is not subject to change.

Noun

1. determining again