YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(x,f(f(a(),a()),a())) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(x,f(f(a(),a()),a())) p2: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(f(a(),a()),a()) p3: f#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(a(),a()) and R consists of: r1: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(x,f(f(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#(a(),f(x,a())) -> f#(x,f(f(a(),a()),a())) and R consists of: r1: f(a(),f(x,a())) -> f(x,f(f(a(),a()),a())) 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,x2) = max{7, x1 - 19, x2 - 7} a_A = 31 f_A(x1,x2) = max{18, x1 - 9, x2 - 14} precedence: a > f# = f partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(a) = [] pi(f) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.