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MatchQ

MatchQ
returns True if the pattern form matches expr, and returns False otherwise.
Test if an expression is an integer:
Test if an expression is a sum of two or more terms:
Test if an expression is explicitly zero:
Test if an expression is an integer:
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Test if an expression is a sum of two or more terms:
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Test if an expression is explicitly zero:
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