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11.2.23 Type Tests

atom(+T)   ISO

term T is an atom

atomic(+T)   ISO

term T is an atom or a number

callable(+T)   ISO

T is an atom or a compound term

compound(+T)   ISO

T is a compound term

db_reference(+X)   since release 4.1

X is a db_reference

float(+N)   ISO

N is a floating-point number

ground(+T)   ISO

term T is a nonvar, and all substructures are nonvar

integer(+T)   ISO

term T is an integer

mutable(+X)

X is a mutable term

nonvar(+T)   ISO

term T is one of atom, number, compound (that is, T is instantiated)

number(+N)   ISO

N is an integer or a float

simple(+T)

T is not a compound term; it is either atomic or a var

var(+T)   ISO

term T is a variable (that is, T is uninstantiated)


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