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12.2.24 * [Function]

* &rest numbers => product

Arguments and Values::

number—a number.

product—a number.

Description::

Returns the product of numbers, performing any necessary type conversions in the process. If no numbers are supplied, 1 is returned.

Examples::
      (*) =>  1
      (* 3 5) =>  15
      (* 1.0 #c(22 33) 55/98) =>  #C(12.346938775510203 18.520408163265305)
Exceptional Situations::

Might signal type-error if some argument is not a number. Might signal arithmetic-error.

See Also::

Numeric Operations, Rational Computations, Floating-point Computations, Complex Computations