No dot below Safari icon in the Dock

I've noticed that the dot below the Safari icon in my Dock disappears after a while of no use. It seems to stay if a page is open but not if it's closed. Does this mean Safari has quit unexpectedly? When I click on the Safari icon, it comes back very quickly, faster than if I have actually made it quit.
Something to worry about or not? No other apps seem to behave this way.

Try restarting the computer.
If that doesn’t help, try restarting the Dock.
Restarting the Dock
Applications > Utilities > Terminal
Launch Terminal.
Wait until the $ sign shows up.
Enter the command killall Dock
Press the enter key on the keyboard. Wait until the prompt shows up.
Quit Terminal.

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