Syntax:

* &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)

Affected By: None.

Exceptional Situations:

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

See Also:

Section 12.1.1 (Numeric Operations), Section 12.1.3 (Rational Computations), Section 12.1.4 (Floating-point Computations), Section 12.1.5 (Complex Computations)

Notes: None.