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Recursive Sum in Scala

Computing the total sum of a collection via a recursive Scala function.
def recursiveSum(xs: List[Int]): Int = 
    if (xs.isEmpty) 0
    else (xs.head + recursiveSum(xs.tail))

recursiveSum(List(1, 2, 3))

// res0: Int = 6
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