YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(x,f(a(),a())) -> f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),f(x,a())) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(x,f(a(),a())) -> f#(f(f(a(),a()),a()),f(x,a())) p2: f#(x,f(a(),a())) -> f#(f(a(),a()),a()) p3: f#(x,f(a(),a())) -> f#(x,a()) and R consists of: r1: f(x,f(a(),a())) -> f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),f(x,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#(x,f(a(),a())) -> f#(f(f(a(),a()),a()),f(x,a())) and R consists of: r1: f(x,f(a(),a())) -> f(f(f(a(),a()),a()),f(x,a())) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^3 order: lexicographic order interpretations: f#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0),(0,0,0),(0,1,0)) x1 + x2 f_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0),(0,0,0),(0,1,0)) x1 + (0,1,1) a_A() = (1,2,1) 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: a > f > f# argument filter: pi(f#) = 2 pi(f) = [] pi(a) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.