integration

integration (ˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃən)

—n
1.	the act of combining or adding parts to make a unified whole
2.	the act of amalgamating a racial or religious group with an existing community
3.	the combination of previously racially segregated social facilities into a nonsegregated system
4.	psychol organization into a unified pattern, esp of different aspects of the personality into a hierarchical system of functions
5.	the assimilation of nutritive material by the body during the process of anabolism
6.	maths an operation used in calculus in which the integral of a function or variable is determined; the inverse of differentiation

integrationist

—n

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Word Origin & History

integration

1610s, from L. integrationem, noun of action from integrare (see integrate). Anti-discrimination sense is recorded from 1940.

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Medical Dictionary

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.

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Science Dictionary

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.

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Cultural Dictionary

integration definition

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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Computing Dictionary

integration definition

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

Example sentences

It's the integration of technology within society that's driving the

development of online courses.

Transmitting frequencies to cortices is the easiest type of integration, in

fact, we're starting to do it already.

Where integration has gone further than is necessary or wanted by voters, it

should be rolled back.

Integration over the function of this incoming radiation renders the heat

coming in during the day.

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