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#### 12.2.27 / [Function]

`/` number ⇒ reciprocal

`/` numerator &rest denominators^+ ⇒ quotient

#### Arguments and Values::

number, denominator—a non-zero number.

numerator, quotient, reciprocal—a number.

#### Description::

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 Floating-point Computations.

#### Examples::

     (/ 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)

#### Exceptional Situations::

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.

#### See Also::

floor , ceiling, truncate, round