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integration

[ in-ti-grey-shuhn ]

noun

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

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  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, especially 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.


integration

  1. 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.

integration

  1. 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.
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Notes

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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Other Word Forms

  • t-t·tDz adjective
  • -·ٱ·tDz noun
  • ԴDzi·ٱ·tDz noun
  • i·ٱ·tDz adjective
  • -t·tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of integration1

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin Գٱ𲵰پō-, stem of Գٱ𲵰پō “renewal,” equivalent to Գٱ𲵰(ܲ) “renewed, restored” (past participle of Գٱ𲵰; integrate ( def ) ) + -ion ( def )
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But to me, there’s forces of disintegration and integration at all times.

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It’s recommended to have at least one trained facilitator present during the session who can also be available for the integration process afterward.

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"The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over," he said recently.

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Every day, I became less convinced by complete purification as a means of enlightenment, and more interested in curation, transmutation and integration.

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It seems likely there will be even more Grok integration into X as time goes on, including tools like photo editing or a voice assistant.

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integrating factorˌԳٱˈپDz