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

The busing of students to achieve school integration had been used in the 1960s.

—Michael L. Levine

—often used with into

The program works with newcomer families, and their students, to help support the transition and integration into the school system.

—Chris Sumner

As 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

Having 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

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

2

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

Though smart blinds have been designed with user-friendly installation in mind, the process can still be a bit more complex than traditional blinds due to the integration of electronic components. —Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2024

In a statement, Seton said the integration of the two schools was announced in January and will take effect for the 2024-25 school year. —Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024

Jodorowsky’s emboldened visual palette went some way in distilling his integration of Western messianism, gnostic psychomagic, and Eastern meditation with mind-blowing images of divinity, violence, suffering, and aberrant sexuality. —Erik Morse, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024

While the resort’s vertical integration creates quick paths to all that Fontainebleau, the resort is entirely ADA-compliant. —David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2024

Its fate is widely seen as a test of whether Georgia, 33 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, intends to pursue a path of integration with the West or move back closer towards Russia. —Reuters, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024

In previous transactions involving vertical integration between programmers and MVPDs (e.g., Comcast-NCBU, AT&T-Time Warner), the parties made certain commitments to submit licensing negotiations to binding arbitration. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024

The Elf works with other manual flashes in S1 mode and supports integration with a TTL system in its S2 mode. —PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing integration

• anti-integration
• large-scale integration

Kids Definition

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

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

Legal Definition

integration

noun

in·​te·​gra·​tion

: the act or process or an instance of integrating: as

a

: a writing that embodies a complete and final agreement between parties

b

: incorporation as equals into society or an organization of individuals of different groups (as races)