# I don´t understand the change from a for loop to a recursive function

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**Created:** [April 11, 2020, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-don-t-understand-the-change-from-a-for-loop-to-a-recursive-function/371531 "2020-04-11T15:53:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/i-don-t-understand-the-change-from-a-for-loop-to-a-recursive-function/371531/2 "2020-04-11T15:56:50Z")

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Hello there.

This topic was discussed at **length** over here: [Replace Loops using Recursion -1 explanation](http://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/replace-loops-using-recursion-1-explanation/368021/4)

Hope this helps

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