integration

[in-ti-grey-shuhn]

noun

an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.

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(def 2).

Origin of integration

1610–20; integrate + -ion; compare Latin integrātiō renewal

Related formsan·ti-in·te·gra·tion, adjectivede-in·te·gra·tion, nounnon·in·te·gra·tion, nounpro·in·te·gra·tion, adjectiveself-in·te·gra·tion, noun

Synonyms for integration

1. combination, blending, fusing.

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British Dictionary definitions for self-integration

integration

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

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.

self-integration in Medicine

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.

self-integration in Science

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.

self-integration in Culture

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.)