YES We show the termination of the TRS R: a() -> g(c()) g(a()) -> b() f(g(X),b()) -> f(a(),X) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: a#() -> g#(c()) p2: f#(g(X),b()) -> f#(a(),X) p3: f#(g(X),b()) -> a#() and R consists of: r1: a() -> g(c()) r2: g(a()) -> b() r3: f(g(X),b()) -> f(a(),X) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(g(X),b()) -> f#(a(),X) and R consists of: r1: a() -> g(c()) r2: g(a()) -> b() r3: f(g(X),b()) -> f(a(),X) The set of usable rules consists of r1 Take the reduction pair: weighted path order base order: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = ((0,1),(0,0)) x1 + ((0,1),(0,0)) x2 + (1,0) g_A(x1) = ((0,0),(0,1)) x1 + (4,1) b_A() = (5,3) a_A() = (4,2) c_A() = (3,1) precedence: b > a > f# = g = c partial status: pi(f#) = [] pi(g) = [] pi(b) = [] pi(a) = [] pi(c) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.