YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(f(x)) -> f(x) f(s(x)) -> f(x) g(s(|0|())) -> g(f(s(|0|()))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(x)) -> f#(x) p2: g#(s(|0|())) -> g#(f(s(|0|()))) p3: g#(s(|0|())) -> f#(s(|0|())) and R consists of: r1: f(f(x)) -> f(x) r2: f(s(x)) -> f(x) r3: g(s(|0|())) -> g(f(s(|0|()))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p2} {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: g#(s(|0|())) -> g#(f(s(|0|()))) and R consists of: r1: f(f(x)) -> f(x) r2: f(s(x)) -> f(x) r3: g(s(|0|())) -> g(f(s(|0|()))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: g#_A(x1) = max{3, x1 + 2} s_A(x1) = max{7, x1} |0|_A = 4 f_A(x1) = max{5, x1} precedence: g# = s > |0| = f partial status: pi(g#) = [1] pi(s) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(f) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: g#_A(x1) = max{3, x1 + 2} s_A(x1) = 0 |0|_A = 1 f_A(x1) = 4 precedence: g# = s = |0| = f partial status: pi(g#) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(f) = [] 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)) -> f#(x) and R consists of: r1: f(f(x)) -> f(x) r2: f(s(x)) -> f(x) r3: g(s(|0|())) -> g(f(s(|0|()))) 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} s_A(x1) = max{3, x1 + 2} precedence: f# = s partial status: pi(f#) = [1] pi(s) = [1] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1) = max{1, x1 - 1} s_A(x1) = x1 precedence: f# = s partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [1] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.