YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f(x,f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),a()))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f#(x,f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),a()))) p2: f#(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f#(a(),f(f(a(),a()),a())) p3: f#(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f#(f(a(),a()),a()) p4: f#(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f#(a(),a()) and R consists of: r1: f(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f(x,f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),a()))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f#(x,f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),a()))) and R consists of: r1: f(a(),f(a(),x)) -> f(x,f(a(),f(f(a(),a()),a()))) 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,x2) = max{4, x1 - 26, x2 - 2} a_A = 35 f_A(x1,x2) = max{7, x1 - 27, x2 - 16} precedence: a > f# = f partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(a) = [] pi(f) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1,x2) = 11 a_A = 4 f_A(x1,x2) = 11 precedence: f# = f > a partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(a) = [] pi(f) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.