integration

in·te·gra·tion  (nt-grshn)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of integrating.

b. The state of becoming integrated.

2. The bringing of people of different racial or ethnic groups into unrestricted and equal association, as in society or an organization; desegregation.

3. Psychology The organization of the psychological or social traits and tendencies of a personality into a harmonious whole.

4. Mathematics The process of computing an integral; the inverse of differentiation.

5. Electronics The process of placing more than one integrated circuit on a single chip.

---

integration [ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃən]

n

1. the act of combining or adding parts to make a unified whole

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the act of amalgamating a racial or religious group with an existing community

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the combination of previously racially segregated social facilities into a nonsegregated system

4. (Psychology) Psychol organization into a unified pattern, esp of different aspects of the personality into a hierarchical system of functions

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) the assimilation of nutritive material by the body during the process of anabolism

6. (Mathematics) Maths an operation used in calculus in which the integral of a function or variable is determined; the inverse of differentiation

integrationist  n

---

integration  (nt-grshn)

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.

---

1. In force protection, the synchronized transfer of units into an operational commander's force prior to mission execution.
2. The arrangement of military forces and their actions to create a force that operates by engaging as a whole.
3. In photography, a process by which the average radar picture seen on several scans of the time base may be obtained on a print, or the process by which several photographic images are combined into a single image. See also force protection.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	integration - the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community desegregation, integrating group action - action taken by a group of people sequestration, segregation - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
	2.	integration - the act of combining into an integral whole; "a consolidation of two corporations"; "after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously"; "the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them" consolidation compounding, combining, combination - the act of combining things to form a new whole centralisation, centralization - the act of consolidating power under a central control incorporation - consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body amalgamation, merger, uniting - the combination of two or more commercial companies vertical combination, vertical integration - absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution horizontal combination, horizontal integration - absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level
	3.	integration - an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined mathematical operation, mathematical process, operation - (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic"

---

integration

noun

1. inclusion, incorporation They overwhelmingly support the integration of disabled people into society.

2. combining, mixing, blending, harmony, unification, fusing, incorporation, assimilation, amalgamation, commingling There is little integration of our work and no single focus.

Translations

integration [ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃən] N → integración f (in, into en)

integration [ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃ^ən] n → intégration f
racial integration → intégration raciale
economic integration → intégration économique
the integration of sb into sth → l'intégration de qn dans qch
He campaigned for the integration of immigrants into British society → Il a fait campagne pour l'intégration des immigrants dans la société britannique.

integration

n → Integration f (→ into in +acc); (racial) integration → Rassenintegration f

integration [ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃ/ən] n → integrazione f
racial integration → integrazione razziale

---

integration [ˌɪntɪˈgreɪʃ/ən] n → integrazione f
racial integration → integrazione razziale