YES We show the termination of the TRS R: app(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app#(f,app(g,x)) p2: app#(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app#(g,x) and R consists of: r1: app(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app#(f,app(g,x)) p2: app#(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app#(g,x) and R consists of: r1: app(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) The set of usable rules consists of r1 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: app#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(1,0)) x1 + x2 + (6,14) app_A(x1,x2) = x1 + ((1,0),(0,0)) x2 + (2,6) compose_A() = (1,1) precedence: app# = app = compose partial status: pi(app#) = [] pi(app) = [1] pi(compose) = [] 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: app#(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app#(f,app(g,x)) and R consists of: r1: app(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app#(f,app(g,x)) and R consists of: r1: app(app(app(compose(),f),g),x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) The set of usable rules consists of r1 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: app#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(1,0)) x1 + (2,4) app_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(1,0)) x1 + ((1,0),(0,0)) x2 + (2,2) compose_A() = (1,1) precedence: app > app# = compose partial status: pi(app#) = [] pi(app) = [] pi(compose) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.