YES We show the termination of the TRS R: p(m,n,s(r)) -> p(m,r,n) p(m,s(n),|0|()) -> p(|0|(),n,m) p(m,|0|(),|0|()) -> m -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: p#(m,n,s(r)) -> p#(m,r,n) p2: p#(m,s(n),|0|()) -> p#(|0|(),n,m) and R consists of: r1: p(m,n,s(r)) -> p(m,r,n) r2: p(m,s(n),|0|()) -> p(|0|(),n,m) r3: p(m,|0|(),|0|()) -> m The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: p#(m,n,s(r)) -> p#(m,r,n) p2: p#(m,s(n),|0|()) -> p#(|0|(),n,m) and R consists of: r1: p(m,n,s(r)) -> p(m,r,n) r2: p(m,s(n),|0|()) -> p(|0|(),n,m) r3: p(m,|0|(),|0|()) -> m The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: p#_A(x1,x2,x3) = max{x1 + 2, x2 + 1, x3 + 1} s_A(x1) = x1 + 3 |0|_A = 1 The next rules are strictly ordered: p2 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: p#(m,n,s(r)) -> p#(m,r,n) and R consists of: r1: p(m,n,s(r)) -> p(m,r,n) r2: p(m,s(n),|0|()) -> p(|0|(),n,m) r3: p(m,|0|(),|0|()) -> m The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: p#(m,n,s(r)) -> p#(m,r,n) and R consists of: r1: p(m,n,s(r)) -> p(m,r,n) r2: p(m,s(n),|0|()) -> p(|0|(),n,m) r3: p(m,|0|(),|0|()) -> m The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: p#_A(x1,x2,x3) = max{x2 + 1, x3} s_A(x1) = x1 + 2 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.