YES We show the termination of the TRS R: app(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app(app(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))),app(f,x)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(app(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))),app(f,x)) p2: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))) p3: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(G(),app(app(F(),f),x)) p4: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(f,x) and R consists of: r1: app(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app(app(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))),app(f,x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p4} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(f,x) and R consists of: r1: app(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app(app(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))),app(f,x)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: app#_A(x1,x2) = ((0,1),(0,0)) x1 + x2 + (2,4) app_A(x1,x2) = ((0,1),(1,1)) x1 + x2 + (0,1) F_A() = (1,1) precedence: app > app# = F partial status: pi(app#) = [] pi(app) = [2] pi(F) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.