Meaning of integration in English

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Noun
integration
Definitions
1. the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
Antonyms
- segregation
- sequestration
Derived terms
2. the act of combining into an integral whole
Examples
- « a consolidation of two corporations »
- « after their consolidation the two bills were passed unanimously »
- « the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them »
Derived terms
3. an operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined
Derived terms
- integrate

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