YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) p2: f#(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g#(c(x,y)) p3: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) p4: g#(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f#(c(x,y)) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2, p3, p4} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) p2: f#(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g#(c(x,y)) p3: g#(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f#(c(x,y)) p4: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1) = x1 c_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + ((1,1),(1,1)) x2 + (1,2) s_A(x1) = x1 + (2,1) g#_A(x1) = ((1,0),(1,0)) x1 + (0,1) precedence: c = g# > f# > s partial status: pi(f#) = [1] pi(c) = [1] pi(s) = [1] pi(g#) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1) = (1,1) c_A(x1,x2) = ((0,0),(1,0)) x1 + (3,2) s_A(x1) = (3,5) g#_A(x1) = (2,2) precedence: f# = g# > c > s partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(c) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(g#) = [] 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#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) p2: g#(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f#(c(x,y)) p3: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p3} {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) 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: g#_A(x1) = max{5, x1 + 1} c_A(x1,x2) = max{3, x2 - 2} s_A(x1) = max{9, x1 + 8} precedence: c > g# = s partial status: pi(g#) = [1] pi(c) = [] pi(s) = [1] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: g#_A(x1) = x1 + 3 c_A(x1,x2) = 0 s_A(x1) = max{6, x1 + 3} precedence: g# = c = s partial status: pi(g#) = [] pi(c) = [] pi(s) = [1] 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#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) 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) = x1 + 5 c_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 2} s_A(x1) = x1 + 3 precedence: f# = c = s partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(c) = [] pi(s) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1) = x1 + 3 c_A(x1,x2) = 0 s_A(x1) = max{6, x1 + 3} precedence: f# = c = s partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(c) = [] pi(s) = [1] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.