YES We show the termination of the TRS R: app(app(apply(),f),x) -> app(f,x) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(apply(),f),x) -> app#(f,x) and R consists of: r1: app(app(apply(),f),x) -> app(f,x) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(apply(),f),x) -> app#(f,x) and R consists of: r1: app(app(apply(),f),x) -> app(f,x) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: app#_A(x1,x2) = x1 app_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 1, x2 + 1} apply_A = 0 2. max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: app#_A(x1,x2) = 0 app_A(x1,x2) = 0 apply_A = 0 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.