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+// this is A simple example of a recursive function would be to count down the value to 1.
+
+function countdown(number) {
+  //display number
+  console.log(number);
+
+  // decrese the number
+  const newNumber = number - 1;
+
+  // case
+  if (newNumber > 0) {
+    countdown(newNumber)
+  }
+}
+
+countdown(3)