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integration
[in-ti-grey-shuhn]
noun
an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
Synonyms:an act or instance of integrating a racial, religious, or ethnic group.
an act or instance of integrating an organization, place of business, school, etc.
Mathematics.the operation of finding the integral of a function or equation, especially solving a differential equation.
behavior, as of an individual, that is in harmony with the environment.
Psychology.the organization of the constituent elements of the personality into a coordinated, harmonious whole.
Genetics.coadaptation.
integration
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
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.
Other Word Forms
- anti-integration adjective
- de-integration noun
- nonintegration noun
- prointegration adjective
- self-integration noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of integration1
Example Sentences
Vickers said Stockton's asylum seekers were all housed near the town centre which caused challenges in accommodation, public services and integration, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Sometimes people experience anxiety, panic and feeling disconnected from their sense of self, but what makes it a "bad trip" depends on the individual's resources, support and integration of the experience, Argyri said.
The Social Democrats say the law is aimed at improving integration but Ms Pace insists it is alienating.
“Writing is a process of integration for me,” she said.
"They are strangers in their own homes. This is not integration, it is population replacement."
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