YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(|0|()) -> s(|0|()) f(s(|0|())) -> s(|0|()) f(s(s(x))) -> f(f(s(x))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(f(s(x))) p2: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(s(x)) and R consists of: r1: f(|0|()) -> s(|0|()) r2: f(s(|0|())) -> s(|0|()) r3: f(s(s(x))) -> f(f(s(x))) 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#(s(s(x))) -> f#(f(s(x))) p2: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(s(x)) and R consists of: r1: f(|0|()) -> s(|0|()) r2: f(s(|0|())) -> s(|0|()) r3: f(s(s(x))) -> f(f(s(x))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1) = max{10, x1 + 5} s_A(x1) = x1 + 4 f_A(x1) = max{6, x1 + 3} |0|_A = 2 precedence: f# = s = f = |0| partial status: pi(f#) = [1] pi(s) = [] pi(f) = [1] pi(|0|) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(s(x)) and R consists of: r1: f(|0|()) -> s(|0|()) r2: f(s(|0|())) -> s(|0|()) r3: f(s(s(x))) -> f(f(s(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#(s(s(x))) -> f#(s(x)) and R consists of: r1: f(|0|()) -> s(|0|()) r2: f(s(|0|())) -> s(|0|()) r3: f(s(s(x))) -> f(f(s(x))) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: max/plus interpretations on natural numbers: f#_A(x1) = max{1, x1 - 5} s_A(x1) = max{7, x1 + 4} precedence: f# = s partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [1] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.