YES We show the termination of the TRS R: +(x,|0|()) -> x +(x,s(y)) -> s(+(x,y)) +(|0|(),s(y)) -> s(y) s(+(|0|(),y)) -> s(y) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: +#(x,s(y)) -> s#(+(x,y)) p2: +#(x,s(y)) -> +#(x,y) p3: s#(+(|0|(),y)) -> s#(y) and R consists of: r1: +(x,|0|()) -> x r2: +(x,s(y)) -> s(+(x,y)) r3: +(|0|(),s(y)) -> s(y) r4: s(+(|0|(),y)) -> s(y) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p2} {p3} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: +#(x,s(y)) -> +#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: +(x,|0|()) -> x r2: +(x,s(y)) -> s(+(x,y)) r3: +(|0|(),s(y)) -> s(y) r4: s(+(|0|(),y)) -> s(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: +#_A(x1,x2) = x2 s_A(x1) = max{2, x1 + 1} 2. max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: +#_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. -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: s#(+(|0|(),y)) -> s#(y) and R consists of: r1: +(x,|0|()) -> x r2: +(x,s(y)) -> s(+(x,y)) r3: +(|0|(),s(y)) -> s(y) r4: s(+(|0|(),y)) -> s(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: s#_A(x1) = max{1, x1} +_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 1, x2 + 2} |0|_A = 0 2. max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: s#_A(x1) = 0 +_A(x1,x2) = 0 |0|_A = 0 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.