YES We show the termination of the relative TRS R/S: R: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) f(f(x)) -> f(d(f(x))) f(x) -> x S: rand(x) -> x rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the non-minimal dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) p2: f#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) p3: f#(f(x)) -> f#(d(f(x))) and R consists of: r1: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r2: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r3: f(f(x)) -> f(d(f(x))) r4: f(x) -> x r5: rand(x) -> x r6: rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} {p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the non-minimal dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) and R consists of: r1: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r2: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r3: f(f(x)) -> f(d(f(x))) r4: f(x) -> x r5: rand(x) -> x r6: rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: g#_A(x1) = max{5, x1} c_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 6, x2 + 12} s_A(x1) = max{2, x1} g_A(x1) = 0 f_A(x1) = max{31, x1 + 16} d_A(x1) = max{31, x1} rand_A(x1) = max{5, x1 + 3} precedence: c = f > s > g# > g = d = rand partial status: pi(g#) = [1] pi(c) = [2] pi(s) = [1] pi(g) = [] pi(f) = [] pi(d) = [] pi(rand) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains. -- Reduction pair. Consider the non-minimal dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) and R consists of: r1: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r2: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r3: f(f(x)) -> f(d(f(x))) r4: f(x) -> x r5: rand(x) -> x r6: rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1) = x1 + 5 c_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 4, x2 + 4} s_A(x1) = x1 g_A(x1) = max{5, x1 + 2} f_A(x1) = x1 + 6 d_A(x1) = max{6, x1} rand_A(x1) = x1 + 2 precedence: f# = c = s = g = f = d = rand partial status: pi(f#) = [1] pi(c) = [1, 2] pi(s) = [1] pi(g) = [] pi(f) = [1] pi(d) = [] pi(rand) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.