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Idiom #31 Recursive factorial (simple)

Create the recursive function f which returns the factorial of the non-negative integer i, calculated from f(i-1)

unsigned int f( unsigned int i ) {
	if ( i == 0 ) return 1;
	
	return i * f( i - 1 );
}
function F (I : Natural) return Natural is (if I < 2 then 1 else I * F (I - 1));

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