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INTEGRATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An operation used in the calculus whereby the integral of a function is determined
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("integration" is a kind of...):
mathematical operation; mathematical process; operation ((mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods)
Derivation:
integrate (calculate the integral of; calculate by integration)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
Synonyms:
desegregation; integrating; integration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("integration" is a kind of...):
group action (action taken by a group of people)
Antonym:
segregation (the act of segregating or sequestering)
Derivation:
integrate (open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of combining into an integral whole
Example:
the defendants asked for a consolidation of the actions against them
Synonyms:
consolidation; integration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("integration" is a kind of...):
combination; combining; compounding (the act of combining things to form a new whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "integration"):
centralisation; centralization (the act of consolidating power under a central control)
incorporation (consolidating two or more things; union in (or into) one body)
amalgamation; merger; uniting (the combination of two or more commercial companies)
vertical combination; vertical integration (absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all aspects of a product's manufacture from raw materials to distribution)
horizontal combination; horizontal integration (absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in the same level of production and sharing resources at that level)
Derivation:
integrate (make into a whole or make part of a whole)
integrate (become one; become integrated)
Context examples:
Such stabilization can alter maintenance of tissue integration, wound healing, cellular migrations, and metastasis.
(Negative Regulation of Degradation of Adhesion Factor, NCI Thesaurus)
Epithelial movement therefore requires integration of motogenic and cell-survival signals.
(Mucosal Healing Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
This allele, which encodes murine retrovirus integration site 1 homolog protein, plays a role in the regulation of both nitric oxide signaling and calcium release.
(MRVI1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
This protein is comprised of the transactivation domain of the RNA-binding protein EWS fused to the C-terminal domain of the Friend leukemia integration 1 transcription factor protein, which includes the ETS DNA binding domain.
(EWSR1/FLI1 Fusion Protein, NCI Thesaurus)
This allele, which encodes Friend leukemia integration 1 transcription factor protein, plays a role in the activation of transcription by RNA polymerase II.
(FLI1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)
A software layer that converts data from an application into a form that will allow integration with other applications.
(Application Adapter, NCI Thesaurus)
Includes R&D and integration of ultra-miniaturized top-down processes and increasingly complex bottom-up or self-assembly processes.
(Nanomanufacturing, NCI Thesaurus)
This black titanium while being bactericidal does not compromise eukaryotic cell attachment which is important for the integration of the implant with bones and tissues.
(Nanopillars help orthopaedic implants resist infection, SciDev.Net)
A study shows that these differences go hand in hand with differences in the patterns of integration among functional modules of the brain.
(Smart People Have Better Connected Brains, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This monolayer of iPSC-derived RPE is grown on a biodegradable scaffold designed to promote the integration of the cells within the retina.
(Researchers rescue photoreceptors, prevent blindness in animal models of retinal degeneration, National Institutes of Health)
