integration

• 指将不同部分、元素、系统或群体合并、协调为一个整体的过程；在数学中特指积分（求积分运算），在计算机领域指将不同系统或模块组合为统一整体的过程。

A noun referring to the process of combining or coordinating separate elements, systems, or groups into a unified whole.

1. Combining parts into a wholeB2formal

   The process of combining two or more things into a unified system or whole.

   整合

   • The integration of new software with the existing system was seamless.
   • Economic integration between the two countries has increased trade.
   • The integration of different departments improved company efficiency.

   同义词amalgamationblendingcombinationconsolidationfusionincorporationmergingsynthesisunification

   反义词disintegrationdivisionfragmentationpartitionsegregationseparation

2. Social inclusionB2formal

   The process of including people from different groups into society or a community.

   社会融合

   • The program promotes the integration of immigrants into local communities.
   • Social integration is essential for a harmonious society.
   • Schools play a key role in the integration of children from diverse backgrounds.

   同义词assimilationinclusionincorporation

   反义词alienationexclusionisolationmarginalizationsegregationseparation

3. Mathematical operationC1formal

   The process of finding the integral of a function, used in calculus.

   积分

   • Integration is the inverse operation of differentiation.
   • The student solved the integration problem using substitution.
   • Numerical integration is used when an analytic solution is impossible.

   反义词differentiation