YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(|0|()) -> s(|0|()) f(s(|0|())) -> s(|0|()) f(s(s(x))) -> f(f(s(x))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(f(s(x))) p2: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(s(x)) and R consists of: r1: f(|0|()) -> s(|0|()) r2: f(s(|0|())) -> s(|0|()) r3: f(s(s(x))) -> f(f(s(x))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(f(s(x))) p2: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(s(x)) and R consists of: r1: f(|0|()) -> s(|0|()) r2: f(s(|0|())) -> s(|0|()) r3: f(s(s(x))) -> f(f(s(x))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^4 order: lexicographic order interpretations: f#_A(x1) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,1,1,0),(0,0,0,0)) x1 s_A(x1) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,1,1,0)) x1 + (3,1,5,1) f_A(x1) = ((0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0)) x1 + (5,5,0,1) |0|_A() = (1,1,1,1) 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: |0| > f > s > f# argument filter: pi(f#) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(f) = [] pi(|0|) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1, p2 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.