$\Delta x$ in the limit-definition, or Riemann-Sum-definition, of an Integral.

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Every time I evaluate an integral as a Riemann Sum and I see $\Delta x$ as $\left(1/n\right)$, I think of an upper limit that could be $a+1$ and a lower limit that could be $a$, where $a$ is any real number.

Taking these values, $\Delta x$ would still be $\left(1/n\right)$, right? However, everyone else immediately evaluate the integral from $0$ to $1$. Is it not simply the integral evaluated between two numbers, and the absolute value of the difference of these two numbers is $1$?

Please correct me if I'm wrong. I would appreciate an explanation or a book that clarifies this. Thanks.