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