What does the circle in an integral sign mean?

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What does this sign mean. I know its an integral sign but I don't know what that circle in the middle of it means.
 
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It usually means it's an integral around some closed contour.
 
shmoe said:
Was this notation not explained wherever you found it?
Nope, thanks for the help and the link.
 

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