YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(f(x)) -> f(x) f(s(x)) -> f(x) g(s(|0|())) -> g(f(s(|0|()))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(x)) -> f#(x) p2: g#(s(|0|())) -> g#(f(s(|0|()))) p3: g#(s(|0|())) -> f#(s(|0|())) and R consists of: r1: f(f(x)) -> f(x) r2: f(s(x)) -> f(x) r3: g(s(|0|())) -> g(f(s(|0|()))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p2} {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: g#(s(|0|())) -> g#(f(s(|0|()))) and R consists of: r1: f(f(x)) -> f(x) r2: f(s(x)) -> f(x) r3: g(s(|0|())) -> g(f(s(|0|()))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: g#_A(x1) = ((0,0),(1,0)) x1 + (6,1) s_A(x1) = (4,3) |0|_A() = (5,4) f_A(x1) = (1,2) precedence: g# = f > s = |0| partial status: pi(g#) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(f) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: g#_A(x1) = (3,3) s_A(x1) = (3,3) |0|_A() = (2,2) f_A(x1) = (1,1) precedence: g# = s > |0| > f partial status: pi(g#) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(f) = [] 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: f#(s(x)) -> f#(x) and R consists of: r1: f(f(x)) -> f(x) r2: f(s(x)) -> f(x) r3: g(s(|0|())) -> g(f(s(|0|()))) 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: f#_A(x1) = ((1,0),(1,1)) x1 + (2,2) s_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (1,1) precedence: f# = s partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: f#_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 s_A(x1) = (1,1) precedence: s > f# partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.