integration
/ɪntəˈɡɹeɪʃən/ · in.teg.ra.tion
noun
- The act or process of making whole or entire. The artist's goal was to create a cohesive mural through the integration of different colors and patterns.
- The process of fitting into a community, notably applied to minorities. The community center offered integration programs to help new immigrants adjust to their surroundings.
- The operation of finding the integral of a function. The mathematician spent hours working on the integration problem, finally arriving at the correct solution.
- The process of countering racial segregation. The civil rights movement fought for integration in public schools and workplaces.
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Did you know? The concept of integration has been a driving force behind many social and scientific movements, from the civil rights movement to the development of calculus.