title: Recursive function be converted into a non-recursive function
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    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/931762/can-every-recursion-be-converted-into-iteration">Can every recursion be converted into iteration?</a>  </p>
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  <p>Can always or which cases a recursive function be converted into a non-recursive function or set of non-recursive functions?</p>
  
  <p>Can you point me to examples which work and do not work?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>