What is the Meaning of this Notation in the Context of Smooth Retractions?

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suppose f=(f_1,...,f_{n+1}) is a smooth retraction of B^{n+1} onto S^nBut what does the following statement mean?
\int _{S^n}f_1df_2\wedge df_3 \wedge ... \wedge df_{n+1}

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this looks like it is being used in context of stokes theorem. any more information i think would be doing the problem. i think you can use the most obvious retract for this.
 
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