YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(a(),f(a(),f(a(),a()))),x) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(a(),f(a(),f(a(),a()))),x) p2: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(a(),f(a(),f(a(),a()))) p3: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(a(),f(a(),a())) p4: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(a(),a()) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(a(),f(a(),f(a(),a()))),x) 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(),x),a()) -> f#(f(a(),f(a(),f(a(),a()))),x) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(a(),f(a(),f(a(),a()))),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,x2) = max{x1 + 17, x2 + 9} f_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 20, x2 - 7} a_A = 9 precedence: f# = a > f partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(f) = [] pi(a) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1,x2) = 4 f_A(x1,x2) = 0 a_A = 3 precedence: f# = f = a partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(f) = [] pi(a) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.