What does the superscript "d" mean in the differential?

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ianmgull

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I as just hoping someone could help me parse the notation here. What does the superscript "d" mean in the differential of the integral?

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NFuller

I believe it's the dimension of the integral. For example, in three dimensions ##d=3##.