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integration

[ in-ti-grey-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪn tɪˈgreɪ ʃən /
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noun

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Nearby words

integrated fire control, integrated optics, integrated pest management, integrated school, integrating factor, integration, integration by parts, integrationist, integrative bargaining, integrator, integrity

Origin of integration

1610–20; integrate + -ion; compare Latin integrātiō renewal
SYNONYMS FOR integration
1 combination, blending, fusing.
Related forms
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British Dictionary definitions for self-integration

integration

/ (ˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃən) /

noun

the act of combining or adding parts to make a unified whole
the act of amalgamating a racial or religious group with an existing community
the combination of previously racially segregated social facilities into a nonsegregated system
psychol organization into a unified pattern, esp of different aspects of the personality into a hierarchical system of functions
the assimilation of nutritive material by the body during the process of anabolism
maths an operation used in calculus in which the integral of a function or variable is determined; the inverse of differentiation
Derived Formsintegrationist, noun
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Word Origin and History for self-integration

integration

n.

1610s, from French intégration and directly from Latin integrationem (nominative integratio) "renewal, restoration," noun of action from past participle stem of integrare (see integrate). Anti-discrimination sense is recorded from 1940 in a S.African context.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for self-integration

integration

[ 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 definitions for self-integration

integration

[ ĭn′tĭ-grā′shən ]

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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Culture definitions for self-integration

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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