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