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