Integration
WordNet
noun
(1) An operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined
(2) The action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
(3) 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"
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Etymology
From to integrate (from integratus, the past participle of integrare 'to make a whole', from integer 'whole') + -ation
Noun
- The act or process of making whole or entire.
- The process of fitting into a community, notably applied to 'visible' (ethnic, immigrant...) minorities
- The operation of finding the integral of a function.
- In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.
Noun
integration
- An integration