[29863] made the corresponding change in `term_exists()`. Failure to change the
default value in `category_exists()` meant that an unspecified value for
`$parent` would limit results to top-level categories.
Includes unit tests and corrected function documentation.
Props hissy.
Merges [31140] to the 4.1 branch.
Fixes#30975.
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