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in·te·gra·tion

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–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.

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in·te·gra·tion Audio Help (ĭn'tĭ-grā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

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
noun
1.	the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community [ant: segregation]
2.	the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them" [syn: consolidation]
3.	an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined

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integration Audio Help (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.

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

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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

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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 completeand final agreement between parties b : incorporation as equals into society or an organization of individuals of different groups (as races)

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

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Integration

In"te*gral\, n. 1. A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual.

2. (Math.) An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a given differential. See differential Differential, and Integration. Cf. Fluent.

Elliptic integral, one of an important class of integrals, occurring in the higher mathematics; -- so called because one of the integrals expresses the length of an arc of an ellipse.

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