integration
noun
in·te·gra·tion
ˌin-tə-ˈgrā-shən 
plural integrations
1
: the act or process or an instance of integrating
the integration of art and/with technology
: such as
a
: incorporation as equals into society or an organization of individuals of different groups
We should not take for granted that societies will inevitably adapt to increasing diversity in ways that further social integration.—
Delia Baldassarri and Maria Abascal
Delia Baldassarri and Maria AbascalThe busing of students to achieve school integration had been used in the 1960s.—Michael L. Levine
—often used with intoMichael L. LevineThe program works with newcomer families, and their students, to help support the transition and integration into the school system.—Chris Sumner
Chris SumnerAs it is, a criminal conviction may impair a person's ability to secure employment, education and housing, thereby making re-entry into society difficult … . Depriving that person of the right to vote after they've completed their sentence may further impede their successful integration into society.—William C. Silverman
William C. SilvermanHaving discussed this issue with dozens of military officers, I can attest that few are silent in opposing the integration of women into frontline combat forces.—Richard Halloran
Richard Halloran
b
: coordination of mental processes into a normal effective personality or with the environment
Assuming someone has been selected for the team but it is not you, depending on your degree of personality integration you can either accept you don't measure up, or deny that a selection has taken place.—Ilana Mercer
Ilana Mercer2
mathematics
a
: the operation of finding a function whose differential is known
b
: the operation of solving a differential equation
Examples of integration in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
And here’s why AI isn’t just a corporate buzzword: The same McKinsey survey showed that the integration of AI has caused companies’ costs to go down and their revenues go up.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024
Gitlin led the successful integration, and in 2013 ascended to president and COO of UTC Aerospace Systems.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
But as with many things related to the Google-Fitbit integration, this was yet another scenario that could’ve been easily avoided.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
One of its proudest innovations was the integration of the speed lock, which enabled poles to be adjusted on the fly.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Along with the integration of new technology, another priority is to simply make the campus community aware of the library’s existing treasures.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2024
But the erstwhile allies then differed over plans for a new transition and the integration of the RSF rebel group into the regular army.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
The same high school was the focal point of the 1957 U.S. Supreme Court ruling which ordered the integration of public schools in the U.S., three years after the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Helen Rummel The next University of Arizona president will face a host of challenges at the Tucson campus, from a financial crisis to the integration of a controversial online school to an athletic department that has bled money.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024
Gitlin led the successful integration, and in 2013 ascended to president and COO of UTC Aerospace Systems.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
But as with many things related to the Google-Fitbit integration, this was yet another scenario that could’ve been easily avoided.
—Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
One of its proudest innovations was the integration of the speed lock, which enabled poles to be adjusted on the fly.
—Tiney Ricciardi, The Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2024
Along with the integration of new technology, another priority is to simply make the campus community aware of the library’s existing treasures.
—Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 8 Apr. 2024
But the erstwhile allies then differed over plans for a new transition and the integration of the RSF rebel group into the regular army.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 15 Apr. 2024
The same high school was the focal point of the 1957 U.S. Supreme Court ruling which ordered the integration of public schools in the U.S., three years after the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2024
Helen Rummel The next University of Arizona president will face a host of challenges at the Tucson campus, from a financial crisis to the integration of a controversial online school to an athletic department that has bled money.
—The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
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integration
noun
in·te·gra·tion
ˌint-ə-ˈgrā-shən
: the act, the process, or an instance of integrating
especially
: acceptance as equals into society of persons of different groups (as races)
Medical Definition
integration
noun
in·te·gra·tion
ˌint-ə-ˈgrā-shən
: the combining and coordinating of separate parts or elements into a unified whole: as
a
: coordination of mental processes into a normal effective personality or with the individual's environment
failure of association and failure of integration take place among neurotic individuals—R. M. Dorcus & G. W. Shaffer
R. M. Dorcus & G. W. Shaffer
b
: the process by which the different parts of an organism are made a functional and structural whole especially through the activity of the nervous system and of hormones
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