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