YES We show the termination of the TRS R: h(x,c(y,z)) -> h(c(s(y),x),z) h(c(s(x),c(s(|0|()),y)),z) -> h(y,c(s(|0|()),c(x,z))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: h#(x,c(y,z)) -> h#(c(s(y),x),z) p2: h#(c(s(x),c(s(|0|()),y)),z) -> h#(y,c(s(|0|()),c(x,z))) and R consists of: r1: h(x,c(y,z)) -> h(c(s(y),x),z) r2: h(c(s(x),c(s(|0|()),y)),z) -> h(y,c(s(|0|()),c(x,z))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: h#(x,c(y,z)) -> h#(c(s(y),x),z) p2: h#(c(s(x),c(s(|0|()),y)),z) -> h#(y,c(s(|0|()),c(x,z))) and R consists of: r1: h(x,c(y,z)) -> h(c(s(y),x),z) r2: h(c(s(x),c(s(|0|()),y)),z) -> h(y,c(s(|0|()),c(x,z))) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: h#_A(x1,x2) = x1 + ((0,0),(1,0)) x2 + (1,3) c_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 s_A(x1) = ((0,0),(1,0)) x1 |0|_A() = (2,1) precedence: h# = c = s = |0| partial status: pi(h#) = [] pi(c) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(|0|) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: h#_A(x1,x2) = (0,0) c_A(x1,x2) = x2 + (3,1) s_A(x1) = (2,2) |0|_A() = (1,0) precedence: |0| > h# = c = s partial status: pi(h#) = [] pi(c) = [2] pi(s) = [] pi(|0|) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p2 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: h#(x,c(y,z)) -> h#(c(s(y),x),z) and R consists of: r1: h(x,c(y,z)) -> h(c(s(y),x),z) r2: h(c(s(x),c(s(|0|()),y)),z) -> h(y,c(s(|0|()),c(x,z))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: h#(x,c(y,z)) -> h#(c(s(y),x),z) and R consists of: r1: h(x,c(y,z)) -> h(c(s(y),x),z) r2: h(c(s(x),c(s(|0|()),y)),z) -> h(y,c(s(|0|()),c(x,z))) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: h#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x2 + (3,1) c_A(x1,x2) = x2 + (2,2) s_A(x1) = (1,0) precedence: c > s > h# partial status: pi(h#) = [] pi(c) = [] pi(s) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: h#_A(x1,x2) = (0,0) c_A(x1,x2) = (0,0) s_A(x1) = (0,0) precedence: c = s > h# partial status: pi(h#) = [] pi(c) = [] pi(s) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.