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PolynomialQ
PolynomialQ[
expr
,
var
] yields True if expr is a polynomial in var, and yields False otherwise.
PolynomialQ[
expr
,
, ... 
] tests whether expr is a polynomial in the  .
The  need not be symbols; PolynomialQ[f[a] + f[a]^2, f[a]] .
See the Mathematica book: Section 2.3.5, Section 3.3.2.
See also: Collect, Series.
Further Examples
Is the expression a polynomial?
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Is the expression a polynomial in the variable that is in the second argument?
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This expression is not a polynomial over the integers, but it is over the integers modulo  .
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