Added general recursion and python recursion

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lepatrick714 7 years ago
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# For what Recursion is, please check recursion
# Simple Factorial Python Recursion
def factorial(n) :
if n == 0 :
return 1
else :
return n * factorial(n-1)
# Simple Greatest Common Divisor Recursion
def gcd(x, y) :
if y == 0 :
return x
else :
return gcd(y, x%y)

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# Recursion
# Def: "...is a method where the solution to a problem depends on solutions to smaller instance of the same problem.." - wiki
# TL;DR: a function that calls itself inside its body.
# Recursive programs - Pseduocode
function factorial:
input: integer n such that n >= 0
output: n * (n-1) * (n-2) * ... * 1 = n!
1. if n is 0, return 1
2. else, return ( n * factorial(n-1) )
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