4.8.1.1 Type Checking

The following predicates take a term as their argument. They are provided to check the type of that term. The reference pages for these predicates include examples of their use.

atom(+T) ISO
term T is an atom
atomic(+T) ISO
term T is an atom or a number
callable(+T)
T is an atom or a compound term
compound(+T) ISO
T is a compound term
db_reference(+X)
X is currently instantiated to a db_reference
float(+N) ISO
N is a floating-point number
ground(+T)
term T is a nonvar, and all substructures are nonvar
integer(+T) ISO
term T is an integer
mutable(+X)
X is currently instantiated to 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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