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instance method

Complex#*

complex * numeric → new_complex

Returns the product of self and numeric:

Example
Complex(2, 3)  * Complex(2, 3)  # => (-5+12i)
Complex(900)   * Complex(1)     # => (900+0i)
Complex(-2, 9) * Complex(-9, 2) # => (0-85i)
Complex(9, 8)  * 4              # => (36+32i)
Complex(20, 9) * 9.8            # => (196.0+88.2i)
See also .rectangular #** .rect #+ also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0