floatp (ANSI and GNU Common Lisp Document)

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#### 12.2.75 floatp [Function]

`floatp` object generalized-boolean

#### Arguments and Values::

object—an object.

generalized-boolean—a generalized boolean.

#### Description::

Returns true if object is of type float; otherwise, returns false.

#### Examples::

     (floatp 1.2d2) ⇒  true
     (floatp 1.212) ⇒  true
     (floatp 1.2s2) ⇒  true
     (floatp (expt 2 130)) ⇒  false

#### Notes::

     (floatp object) ≡ (typep object 'float)