YES (VAR x y) (RULES a(a(z(),x),a(z(),y)) -> a(x,a(a(z(),x),y)) a(a(z(),x),z()) -> a(x,a(z(),z())) s(x) -> a(z(),x) ) (COMMENT Termination is shown by EKBO with interpretations on natural numbers a_A(x1,x2) = 2438 z_A = 1 s_A(x1) = x1 + 2439 z#_A = 0 weights w0 = 1 w(a) = 0 w(z) = 1 w(s) = 2 and precedence: s > z > a )