This function does not terminate where you think it does.  What is your base case?

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> From: caml-list-bounces@yquem.inria.fr [mailto:caml-list-bounces@yquem.inria.fr] On Behalf Of
> Lucas Holland
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 10:54 AM
> To: caml-list@inria.fr
> Subject: [Caml-list] Factorial function
> 
> Hi, why does this function:
> 
> let rec fact n =
> 	n * fact (n-1);;
> 
> yield an overflow error if called with n = 5?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Lucas
> 
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