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in⋅te⋅gra⋅tion

[in-ti-grey-shuh

–noun

1.	an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.

2.	an act or instance of integrating a racial, religious, or ethnic group.

3.	an act or instance of integrating an organization, place of business, school, etc.

4.	Mathematics. the operation of finding the integral of a function or equation, esp. solving a differential equation.

5.	behavior, as of an individual, that is in harmony with the environment.

6.	Psychology. the organization of the constituent elements of the personality into a coordinated, harmonious whole.

7.	Genetics. coadaptation (def. 2).

Origin:
1610–20; integrate + -ion; cf. L integrātiō renewal

Synonyms:
1. combination, blending, fusing.

co⋅ad⋅ap⋅ta⋅tion

[koh-ad-uh

p-tey-shuh

–noun

1.	Biology. the correlation of structural or behavioral characteristics in two or more interacting organisms in a community or organs in an organism resulting from progressive accommodation by natural selection.

2.	Also called integration. Genetics. the accumulation in a population's gene pool of genes that interact by harmonious epistasis in the development of an organism.

Origin:
1830–40; co- + adaptation

Related forms:

co⋅ad⋅ap⋅ta⋅tion⋅al, adjective

co⋅ad⋅ap⋅ta⋅tion⋅al⋅ly, adverb

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in·te·gra·tion (ĭn'tĭ-grā'shən)

1. The act or process of integrating.
2. The state of becoming integrated.
The bringing of people of different racial or ethnic groups into unrestricted and equal association, as in society or an organization; desegregation.
Psychology The organization of the psychological or social traits and tendencies of a personality into a harmonious whole.
Mathematics The process of computing an integral; the inverse of differentiation.
Electronics The process of placing more than one integrated circuit on a single chip.

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Integration

In`te*gra"tion\, n. [L. integratio a renewing, restoring: cf. F. int['e]gration.]

1. The act or process of making whole or entire.

2. (Math.) The operation of finding the primitive function which has a given function for its differential coefficient. See Integral.

Note: The symbol of integration is [integral2l] (standing for the Latin summa sum), and the integral is also regarded as the limiting value of the sum of great numbers of differentials, when the magnitude of the differentials decreases, and their number increases indefinitely. See Limit, n. When the summation is made between specified values of the variable, the result is a definite integral, and those values of the variable are the limits of the integral. When the summation is made successively for two or more variables, the result is a multiple integral.

3. In the theory of evolution: The process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent. It is supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in development.

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integration

The free association of people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds (see ethnicity); a goal of the civil rights movement to overcome policies of segregation that have been practiced in the United States.

Note: Those favoring integration of schools by such forceful means as busing or affirmative action have frequently argued that integration of schools will lead to integration of society as a whole. (See separate but equal.)

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Main Entry: in·te·gra·tion
Function: noun
: the act or process or an instance of integrating: as a : a writing that embodies a complete and final agreement between parties b : incorporation as equals into society or an organization of individuals of different groups (as races)

Main Entry: in·te·gra·tion
Pronunciation: "int-&-'grA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the combining and coordinating of separate parts orelements into a unified whole: as a : coordination of mental processes into a normal effective personality or with the individual's environment integration take place among neurotic individuals —R. M. Dorcus & G. W. Shaffer> b : the process by which the different parts of an organism are made afunctional and structural whole especially through the activity of the nervous system and of hormones

integration in·te·gra·tion (ĭn'tĭ-grā'shən)
n.

The state of combination or the process of combining into completeness and harmony.
The organization of the psychological or social traits and tendencies of a personality into a harmonious whole.
A physiological increase or building up, as by accretion or anabolism.
A recombination event in which a genetic element is inserted.

integration (ĭn'tĭ-grā'shən) Pronunciation Key
In calculus, the process of calculating an integral. Integration is the inverse of differentiation, since integrating a given function results in a function whose derivative is the given function. Integration is used in the calculation of such things as the areas and volumes of irregular shapes and solids. Compare differentiation.

integration programming
Combining software or hardware components or both into an overall system.
(1996-05-22)

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