#### 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