integration

/ˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃən/
noun
  1. The process of combining two or more things so that they work together effectively.
    • The integration of art and science can lead to creative innovations.
    • Successful integration of new employees requires good training.
    • The integration of the two software systems improved efficiency.
  2. The process of bringing people from different groups (such as racial or ethnic groups) into equal participation in a society or organization.
    • Workplace integration helps people from different backgrounds learn from each other.
    • The city promotes the integration of refugees into the community.
    • School integration in the 1960s was a major step toward equality.
  3. In mathematics, the process of finding the total or area under a curve by adding up small parts.
    • In calculus class, we learned how to use integration to find the area under a graph.
    • Integration is the opposite of differentiation.
    • The engineer used integration to calculate the volume of the object.
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