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Subject: Re: project euler 26
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2023 11:11:18 +0200
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On 2023-09-09 10:13, G.B. wrote:

> The "apparatus" that the computation needs in order to remember
> "max so far" looks like part of its state to me. Somehow
> "the function" needs to operate this state and evaluate it.

You can hide explicit state using recursion.

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