YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(g(x)) -> f(a(g(g(f(x))),g(f(x)))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(g(x)) -> f#(a(g(g(f(x))),g(f(x)))) p2: f#(g(x)) -> f#(x) and R consists of: r1: f(g(x)) -> f(a(g(g(f(x))),g(f(x)))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(g(x)) -> f#(x) and R consists of: r1: f(g(x)) -> f(a(g(g(f(x))),g(f(x)))) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1) = max{4, x1 + 3} g_A(x1) = max{3, x1 + 2} precedence: f# = g partial status: pi(f#) = [1] pi(g) = [1] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1) = max{1, x1 - 1} g_A(x1) = x1 precedence: f# = g partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(g) = [1] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.