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<B>NUMBERP</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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The <em>numberp</em> operator returns 
<A HREF=r37_0122.html>true</A> if its argument is a number, 
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<A HREF=r37_0014.html>nil</A> otherwise. 
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<em>numberp</em>(&lt;expression&gt;) or <em>numberp</em> &lt;expression&gt; 
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&lt;expression&gt; can be any REDUCE scalar expression. 
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cc := 15.3; 

  CC := 15.3 


if numberp(cc) then write &quot;number&quot; else write &quot;nonnumber&quot;; 


  number 


if numberp(cb) then write &quot;number&quot; else write &quot;nonnumber&quot;; 


  nonnumber

</TT></PRE><P>Logical operators can only be used in conditional expressions, suc
h as 
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<em>if</em>...<em>then</em>...<em>else</em> and <em>while</em>...<em>do</em>. 
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