YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(x,c(y)) -> f(x,s(f(y,y))) f(s(x),s(y)) -> f(x,s(c(s(y)))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(x,c(y)) -> f#(x,s(f(y,y))) p2: f#(x,c(y)) -> f#(y,y) p3: f#(s(x),s(y)) -> f#(x,s(c(s(y)))) and R consists of: r1: f(x,c(y)) -> f(x,s(f(y,y))) r2: f(s(x),s(y)) -> f(x,s(c(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: f#(x,c(y)) -> f#(y,y) and R consists of: r1: f(x,c(y)) -> f(x,s(f(y,y))) r2: f(s(x),s(y)) -> f(x,s(c(s(y)))) 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: f#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x2 + (2,1) c_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (1,2) precedence: c > f# partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(c) = [] 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),s(y)) -> f#(x,s(c(s(y)))) and R consists of: r1: f(x,c(y)) -> f(x,s(f(y,y))) r2: f(s(x),s(y)) -> f(x,s(c(s(y)))) 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: f#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (1,2) s_A(x1) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + (3,3) c_A(x1) = (2,1) precedence: s = c > f# partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(c) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.