YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(x,f(f(a(),f(a(),a())),a())) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(x,f(f(a(),f(a(),a())),a())) p2: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(f(a(),f(a(),a())),a()) p3: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(a(),f(a(),a())) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(x,f(f(a(),f(a(),a())),a())) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(x,f(f(a(),f(a(),a())),a())) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(x,f(f(a(),f(a(),a())),a())) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1,x2) = max{5, x1, x2 + 1} f_A(x1,x2) = max{3, x1 - 7, x2 - 12} a_A = 13 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.