YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) p2: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) p3: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(x,f(a(),a())) p4: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(a(),a()) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) p2: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) The set of usable rules consists of r1 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = x1 f_A(x1,x2) = x1 + ((1,0),(1,1)) x2 a_A() = (0,0) precedence: f# = f = a partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(f) = [] pi(a) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = x1 + (0,1) f_A(x1,x2) = ((0,0),(1,0)) x1 + ((0,0),(1,0)) x2 + (0,1) a_A() = (2,6) precedence: a > f > f# partial status: pi(f#) = [1] pi(f) = [] pi(a) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p2 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),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#(f(a(),x),a()) -> f#(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),x),a()) -> f(f(f(x,f(a(),a())),a()),a()) The set of usable rules consists of r1 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{1, x1, x2 - 3} f_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 3, x2 - 5} a_A = 4 precedence: f = a > f# partial status: pi(f#) = [1] pi(f) = [] pi(a) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1,x2) = 63 f_A(x1,x2) = 64 a_A = 16 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.