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<B>TAYLORSERIESP</B> _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _  _ _ _ <B>operator</B><P>
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 This operator may be used to determine if its argument is a Taylor 
 kernel. 
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<em>taylorseriesp</em>(&lt;expression&gt;) or <em>taylorseriesp</em> 
 &lt;simple_expression&gt; 
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    hugo := taylor(exp(x),x,0,2); 

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  HUGO := 1 + X + -*X  + O(X )
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    if taylorseriesp hugo then OK;

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    if taylorseriesp(hugo + y) then OK else NO; 


  NO  

</TT></PRE><P>Note that this operator is subject to the same restrictions as, 
 e.g., <em>ordp</em> or <em>numberp</em>, i.e. it may only be used in 
 boolean expressions in <em>if</em> or <em>let</em> statements. 
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