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integration (iou)



integration noun. E17.
[Latin integratio(n-), from integrat-: see INTEGRATE verb, -ATION.]
The making up or composition of a whole by adding together or combining separate parts; combination into a whole. E17.
b. The harmonious combination of the different elements in a personality. M20.
Math. The process or an instance of obtaining the integral of a function (the reverse of differentiation). E18.
constant of integration the indeterminate additive constant which arises when any function is integrated (the derivative of any constant being zero). integration by parts: see PART noun.
The process of bringing about or achieving equal membership of a population or social group; removal or absence of discrimination against groups or people on racial or cultural grounds; desegregation. Cf. SEGREGATION 1(f). M20.
integrational adjective M20.
integrationist noun & adjective (a) noun an advocate of (racial or cultural) integration; (b) adjective of or pertaining to people or policies favouring integration: M20.