YES We show the termination of the TRS R: le(|0|(),y) -> true() le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) pred(s(x)) -> x minus(x,|0|()) -> x minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> s(x) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: le#(s(x),s(y)) -> le#(x,y) p2: minus#(x,s(y)) -> pred#(minus(x,y)) p3: minus#(x,s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) p4: mod#(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod#(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) p5: mod#(s(x),s(y)) -> le#(y,x) p6: if_mod#(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod#(minus(x,y),s(y)) p7: if_mod#(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: le(|0|(),y) -> true() r2: le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() r3: le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) r4: pred(s(x)) -> x r5: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r6: minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) r7: mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r8: mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() r9: mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r10: if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) r11: if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> s(x) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p4, p6} {p1} {p3} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: if_mod#(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod#(minus(x,y),s(y)) p2: mod#(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod#(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) and R consists of: r1: le(|0|(),y) -> true() r2: le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() r3: le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) r4: pred(s(x)) -> x r5: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r6: minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) r7: mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r8: mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() r9: mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r10: if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) r11: if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> s(x) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: if_mod#_A(x1,x2,x3) = max{x1 + 20, x2} true_A = 0 s_A(x1) = max{26, x1 + 18} mod#_A(x1,x2) = max{17, x1 + 7} minus_A(x1,x2) = max{12, x1 + 11} le_A(x1,x2) = max{4, x2 + 2} pred_A(x1) = max{0, x1 - 2} |0|_A = 2 false_A = 3 precedence: if_mod# = s = false > pred > true = mod# = minus = le = |0| partial status: pi(if_mod#) = [1, 2] pi(true) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(mod#) = [1] pi(minus) = [] pi(le) = [] pi(pred) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(false) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: if_mod#_A(x1,x2,x3) = max{x1 - 4, x2} true_A = 10 s_A(x1) = x1 + 4 mod#_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 1 minus_A(x1,x2) = 5 le_A(x1,x2) = 6 pred_A(x1) = 6 |0|_A = 2 false_A = 3 precedence: if_mod# = true = s = mod# = minus = le = pred = |0| = false partial status: pi(if_mod#) = [2] pi(true) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(mod#) = [] pi(minus) = [] pi(le) = [] pi(pred) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(false) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1, p2 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: le#(s(x),s(y)) -> le#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: le(|0|(),y) -> true() r2: le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() r3: le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) r4: pred(s(x)) -> x r5: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r6: minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) r7: mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r8: mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() r9: mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r10: if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) r11: if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> s(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: le#_A(x1,x2) = max{2, x1 - 1, x2 + 1} s_A(x1) = max{1, x1} precedence: le# = s partial status: pi(le#) = [2] pi(s) = [1] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: le#_A(x1,x2) = 0 s_A(x1) = max{2, x1} precedence: le# = s partial status: pi(le#) = [] pi(s) = [1] 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: minus#(x,s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: le(|0|(),y) -> true() r2: le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() r3: le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) r4: pred(s(x)) -> x r5: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r6: minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) r7: mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r8: mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() r9: mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r10: if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) r11: if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> s(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: minus#_A(x1,x2) = max{2, x1, x2 + 1} s_A(x1) = max{1, x1} precedence: minus# = s partial status: pi(minus#) = [1, 2] pi(s) = [1] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: minus#_A(x1,x2) = max{x1, x2 - 1} s_A(x1) = x1 precedence: minus# = s partial status: pi(minus#) = [1] pi(s) = [1] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.