Integration /(ĭn`tē̇*grā"shŭn)/

In·te·gra·tion

Integration

n.
  1. The act or process of making whole or entire.
  2. The operation of finding the primitive function which has a given function for its differential coefficient. See Integral. (Math.)
  3. In the theory of evolution: The process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent. It is supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in development.