integration

noun in·te·gra·tion \ ˌin-tə-ˈgrā-shən \

|Updated on: 4 Jul 2018

Definition of integration

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

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

b : coordination of mental processes into a normal effective personality or with the environment

2 a : the operation of finding a function whose differential is known

b : the operation of solving a differential equation

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Recent Examples of integration from the Web

PayPal is continuing its deep integration with Google Pay, allowing users to pay for items and services without ever exposing sensitive information or the extra step of logging in and leaving G Pay, as spotted by TechCrunch.

— stefan etienne, The Verge, "Using PayPal to use G Pay to pay for something," 25 May 2018
One of the best things about the Kindle and e-readers in general is their integration with public libraries.

— New York Times, "Metrics Are Everywhere in Media. Here’s How They Help.," 23 May 2018
And once in the centers, where details of their cases are first considered, residents have virtually no hope of making progress with their German integration.

— griff witte, Washington Post, "Migrants say these mass shelters are like prisons. Germany wants to build more.," 18 May 2018
Two years is a long time, particularly as Amazon starts pressing the gas pedal on its integration of Whole Foods.

— bloomberg, latimes.com, "Kroger teams with British online grocer to take on Amazon and Walmart," 17 May 2018
Microsoft’s skill set for Cortana is relatively slim aside from its deep Office integration.

— mark hachman, PCWorld, "Microsoft shows Cortana and Amazon's Alexa working together at Build," 7 May 2018
Edwards, who became chief executive in 2010, is proud of the difficult work that ProHealth has done to lower its costs, of its measured growth and of its integration with physicians in its accountable care organization.

— guy boulton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "ProHealth Care determined to remain independent amid consolidation trend in health care," 30 Mar. 2018
Investment Plan FedEx reduced its capital spending plan by $100 million to $5.8 billion, including $1.4 billion to complete its integration of TNT Express, which operates in Europe.

— mary schlangenstein, Bloomberg.com, "FedEx Increases Profit Forecast on Tax Gains, Holiday Boost," 20 Mar. 2018
Additionally, the disconnect between a school and its neighborhood—integration in one but not the other—could come with other adverse consequences, including loss of political power for long-term residents.

— matt barnum, The Atlantic, "School Choice May Be Accelerating Gentrification," 19 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of integration

1620

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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INTEGRATION Defined for Kids

integration

noun in·te·gra·tion \ ˌin-tə-ˈgrā-shən \

Definition of integration for Students

1 : the act or process of uniting different things

2 : the practice of uniting people from different races in an attempt to give people equal rights

racial integration

Medical Dictionary

integration

noun in·te·gra·tion \ ˌint-ə-ˈgrā-shən \

medical Definition of integration

: 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