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12.2.24 * Function

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)

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

Allegro CL Implementation Details:
None.

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