YES We show the termination of the TRS R: app(id(),x) -> x app(plus(),|0|()) -> id() app(app(plus(),app(s(),x)),y) -> app(s(),app(app(plus(),x),y)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(plus(),app(s(),x)),y) -> app#(s(),app(app(plus(),x),y)) p2: app#(app(plus(),app(s(),x)),y) -> app#(app(plus(),x),y) p3: app#(app(plus(),app(s(),x)),y) -> app#(plus(),x) and R consists of: r1: app(id(),x) -> x r2: app(plus(),|0|()) -> id() r3: app(app(plus(),app(s(),x)),y) -> app(s(),app(app(plus(),x),y)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(plus(),app(s(),x)),y) -> app#(app(plus(),x),y) and R consists of: r1: app(id(),x) -> x r2: app(plus(),|0|()) -> id() r3: app(app(plus(),app(s(),x)),y) -> app(s(),app(app(plus(),x),y)) The set of usable rules consists of r2 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: lexicographic order interpretations: app#_A(x1,x2) = x1 app_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(1,1)) x2 + (1,1) plus_A() = (1,1) s_A() = (1,1) |0|_A() = (1,1) id_A() = (0,4) 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: |0| > id > app > app# > plus > s argument filter: pi(app#) = [1] pi(app) = [2] pi(plus) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(id) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.