/ number => reciprocal
/ numerator {&rest denominators^+} => quotient
number, denominator---a non-zero number.
numerator, quotient, reciprocal---a number.
The function / performs division or reciprocation.
If no denominators are supplied, the function / returns the reciprocal of number.
If at least one denominator is supplied, the function / divides the numerator by all of the denominators and returns the resulting quotient.
If each argument is either an integer or a ratio, and the result is not an integer, then it is a ratio.
The function / performs necessary type conversions.
If any argument is a float then the rules of floating-point contagion apply; see section Floating-point Computations.
(/ 12 4) => 3 (/ 13 4) => 13/4 (/ -8) => -1/8 (/ 3 4 5) => 3/20 (/ 0.5) => 2.0 (/ 20 5) => 4 (/ 5 20) => 1/4 (/ 60 -2 3 5.0) => -2.0 (/ 2 #c(2 2)) => #C(1/2 -1/2)
The consequences are unspecified if any argument other than the first is zero. If there is only one argument, the consequences are unspecified if it is zero.
Might signal type-error if some argument is not a number. Might signal division-by-zero if division by zero is attempted. Might signal arithmetic-error.
@xref{floor; ffloor; ceiling; fceiling; truncate; ftruncate; round; fround} , ceiling, truncate, round
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