Meaning of integration in English

integration

noun [ U ]

/ˌɪn.tɪˈɡreɪ.ʃən/ us

/ˌɪn.t̬əˈɡreɪ.ʃən/

integration noun [U] (MIXING)

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the action or process of successfully joining or mixing with a different group of people:

racial/cultural integration

To promote integration, several schools' catchment areas were merged.

the action or process of combining two or more things in an effective way:

He creates a seamless integration of contemporary and historic images.

The heads of government were trying to encourage regional integration.

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integrate

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The president was opposed to racial integration.
In a 1956 referendum, the people voted in favour of integration.
The signing of the Treaty of Rome was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.
Businesses need to be awake to the advantages of European integration.
The idea that national identity will be lost as a result of European integration is nonsense.

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Connecting and combining

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integration noun [U] (IN MATHS)

mathematics specialized

the process of calculating the integral of a function:

Integration can be used to find areas, volumes, central points, and many other useful things in addition to finding the area under the graph of a function.

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differentiation

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Integration is a fundamental operation of calculus, and serves as a tool to solve problems in mathematics and physics.
In calculus you will learn about differentiation, integration, circular and hyperbolic functions and differential equations.

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Calculations & calculating

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(Definition of integration from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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integration

noun [ U ]

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the process of combining two or more things into one:

integration across sth We need to reduce the differences between local units, with the aim of greater integration across markets.

integration between sth and sth How can we achieve a higher level of integration between our company and our supply-chain partners?

integration into sth The book examines China's integration into the global economy.

integration (of sth) with sth One of the company's weaknesses is poor integration of business processes with information systems.

close/smooth/total integration The new database will mean smoother integration with suppliers.

the process of becoming part of a group of people:

integration (of sb) into sth The purpose of the induction program is to encourage the integration of new staff into the team.

integration with sth The manager assesses other aspects of a new employee's development, such as social integration with colleagues.

Examples of integration

integration

That is, there is a commonality of effect consistent with this region's role in the integration of sound and meaning.

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Each of these (identity matching and supramodal representations) is based on the assumption that integration of vision and hearing occurs within the observer.

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Again, it is difficult to conceive of an explanation of this replay of activity patterns that does not involve memory consolidation, transfer, or integration.

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But pre-processed paths limit the integration of sensor information into machine tool control.

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The integration reduces the design and manufacturing time.

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Extensive integration field beyond the classical receptive field of cat's striate cor tical neurons- classification and tuning proper ties.

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Some of the principal roles of taxonomies are to facilitate human understanding, impart structure on an ontology and promote tenable integration.

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He is a cognitive neuroscientist studying the roles of sleep and dreaming in off-line memory reprocessing, including off-line memory consolidation, transfer, integration, and erasure.

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There is clearly a lot of old wine in new bottles here, and a lot of uncovered ground for theoretical integration and clarification.

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Each of these is derived by straightforward integration.

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If linguistic knowledge does not sufficiently explain the different approaches that individual students take, what accounts for success in integration?

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The ultimate goal is to understand the mind by characterizing the neurology that can do rapid information integration.

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This is in contrast to the current industry vertical integration that is outside of farmers' control.

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In addition, the integration of different ethnic groups in the villages was expected to lead to better relations.

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The distinction between activation and integration has profound implications for predicting and understanding interactions between event codes.

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Collocations with integration

integration

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closer integration

Now that the latter was a fait accompli, there was still opposition to closer integration.

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complete integration

Using feature-based computer-aided design models is thought to make a complete integration.

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continuous integration

The more we observe this, the more we should recognise that the implications of continuous integration in the structure of the neighbourhood could not occur without changes in functions.

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Translations of integration

in Chinese (Traditional)

融合, 整合, 積分…

Meaning of integration in English

integration noun [U] (MIXING)

integration noun [U] (IN MATHS)

integration | Business English

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