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 :<lang plainenglish>A factorial is a number.
-To find a factorial of a number:
+To compute a factorial of a number:
 ...
 \Calling the routine
-Find a factorial of 5.
+Compute a factorial of 5.
 Write "" then the factorial on the console.</lang>
-:Declaring type aliases to make routines sound more natural is commonplace in the noodle, so I think it's idiomatic.
+:Declaring type aliases to make routines sound more natural is commonplace in the noodle, so I think it's idiomatic. The downside here is the indefinite article <code>a</code> sounds a bit off. You could also use <code>some</code>, but it still sounds strange, like there could be more than one result.
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 Compute the factorial of 5 giving a number.
 Write "" then the number on the console.</lang>
-:I've seen this "giving" phrasing in the noodle as well, and I think it's a fairly elegant solution as well. --[[User:Chunes|Chunes]] ([[User talk:Chunes|talk]]) 15:48, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
+:I've seen this "giving" phrasing in the noodle as well, and I think it's a fairly elegant solution. --[[User:Chunes|Chunes]] ([[User talk:Chunes|talk]]) 15:48, 25 September 2020 (UTC)