YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(f(x,a()),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(x,a()),f(a(),f(a(),a()))) p2: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(x,a()) p3: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(a(),f(a(),a())) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(f(x,a()),f(a(),f(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(),a()),x) -> f#(f(x,a()),f(a(),f(a(),a()))) p2: f#(f(a(),a()),x) -> f#(x,a()) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(f(x,a()),f(a(),f(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: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(0,0)) x1 + ((1,0),(0,0)) x2 f_A(x1,x2) = ((0,1),(0,0)) x2 a_A() = (1,2) precedence: f# = f = a partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(f) = [] pi(a) = [] 2. weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = x2 f_A(x1,x2) = (0,0) a_A() = (0,0) precedence: f# = f = a partial status: pi(f#) = [] 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(),a()),x) -> f#(f(x,a()),f(a(),f(a(),a()))) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(f(x,a()),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(x,a()),f(a(),f(a(),a()))) and R consists of: r1: f(f(a(),a()),x) -> f(f(x,a()),f(a(),f(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{x1 + 20, x2 + 14} f_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 7, x2 - 12} a_A = 11 precedence: a > f# = 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) = 0 f_A(x1,x2) = 6 a_A = 0 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.