38.27 IsAlgebraElement

IsAlgebraElement( obj )

returns true if obj, which may be an object of arbitrary type, is an algebra element, and false otherwise. The function will signal an error if obj is an unbound variable.

    gap> IsAlgebraElement( (1,2) );
    false
    gap> IsAlgebraElement( NullMat( 2, 2 ) );
    true
    gap> IsAlgebraElement( FreeAlgebra( Rationals, 1 ).1 );
    true 

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