YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(f(a(),x),f(a(),f(a(),a()))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(f(a(),x),f(a(),f(a(),a()))) p2: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(a(),x) p3: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(a(),f(a(),a())) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(f(a(),x),f(a(),f(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#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(f(a(),x),f(a(),f(a(),a()))) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(f(a(),x),f(a(),f(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{x1 + 21, x2 + 13} f_A(x1,x2) = max{4, x1 - 24, x2 - 9} a_A = 21 precedence: f = a > f# partial status: pi(f#) = [1, 2] pi(f) = [] pi(a) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 18, x2 + 8} f_A(x1,x2) = 7 a_A = 2 precedence: f# = f = a partial status: pi(f#) = [2] pi(f) = [] pi(a) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.