YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(g(x,y),f(y,y)) -> f(g(y,x),y) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(g(x,y),f(y,y)) -> f#(g(y,x),y) and R consists of: r1: f(g(x,y),f(y,y)) -> f(g(y,x),y) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(g(x,y),f(y,y)) -> f#(g(y,x),y) and R consists of: r1: f(g(x,y),f(y,y)) -> f(g(y,x),y) 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: f#_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 - 1, x2} g_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 3, x2 + 2} f_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 3, x2 + 3} 2. max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1,x2) = 0 g_A(x1,x2) = 0 f_A(x1,x2) = 0 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.