the act of combining or adding parts to make a unified whole
2.
the act of amalgamating an ethnic or religious group with an existing community
3.
the combination of previously racially segregated social facilities into a nonsegregated system
4. psychology
organization into a unified pattern, esp of different aspects of the personality into a hierarchical system of functions
5.
the assimilation of nutritive material by the body during the process of anabolism
6. mathematics
an operation used in calculus in which the integral of a function or variable is determined; the inverse of differentiation
Derived forms
integrationist (ˌinteˈgrationist)
noun
integration in American English
(ˌɪntəˈgreɪʃən)
noun
1.
an integrating or being integrated
2. US
the bringing of different racial or ethnic groups into free and equal association
3. Ancient Mathematics
the process of finding an integral when given a quantity or function that is the derivative or differential of that integral
4. Psychology
the organization of various traits, feelings, attitudes, etc. into one harmonious personality
Derived forms
integrational (ˌinteˈgrational)
adjective
Word origin
L integratio
Examples of 'integration' in a sentence
integration
It argues that this reduces the system integration risk.
Computing (2010)
Smart meters hooked up to information systems, the integration of applications and logistical optimisation are all good examples of creative thinking with IT.
Computing (2010)
We are in the process of forming integration teams.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
That process of integration is clearly a work in progress.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The right choice is to strengthen the fiscal system and improve integration.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He campaigned successfully for racial integration in the bands employed by Hollywood studios.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Certainly evangelical churches seeking racial and ethnic integration have a long, difficult path ahead of them.
Christianity Today (2000)
Here is one model of multiculturalism that works: integration without assimilation.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
THIS firm provides infrastructure and systems integration for telecoms and internet companies.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One reason why foreign firms have an edge has to do with know-how and technical factors concerning integration of operations.
Maurice D. Levi International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business. (1983)
Many other EU countries share this suspicion that the integration process has become automatic and unquestioning.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Football can, and does, drive the process of integration.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
One of the interesting things about the new East End accent is that it is a sign of racial integration.
The Sun (2010)
Investors will be looking for guidance on the impact of US defence budget moves and the potential for further integration across the group.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It's tragic that the lure of TV notoriety should deprive us of the contribution to racial integration one of our best historians could make.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Synonyms of 'integration'
inclusion, incorporation
combining, mixing, blending, harmony
More Synonyms of integration
1 (noun)
the integration of the local community into planning decisions
Synonyms
inclusion
a confident performance which justified his inclusion in the team
incorporation
the incorporation of two airlines into one
2 (noun)
There is little integration of our work and no single focus.
Synonyms
combining
mixing
blending
harmony
unification
fusing
incorporation
assimilation
amalgamation
The organization was formed by an amalgamation of two groups.
commingling
Additional synonyms
in the sense of amalgamation
The organization was formed by an amalgamation of two groups.