YES We show the termination of the TRS R: app(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app(app(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))),app(f,x)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(app(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))),app(f,x)) p2: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))) p3: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(G(),app(app(F(),f),x)) p4: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(f,x) and R consists of: r1: app(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app(app(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))),app(f,x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p4} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app#(f,x) and R consists of: r1: app(app(F(),app(app(F(),f),x)),x) -> app(app(F(),app(G(),app(app(F(),f),x))),app(f,x)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^4 order: lexicographic order interpretations: app#_A(x1,x2) = ((0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(1,1,0,0)) x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,0,1,0),(0,1,1,1)) x2 app_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0,0),(1,1,0,0),(0,0,1,0),(1,1,1,1)) x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(1,1,1,0)) x2 F_A() = (1,1,1,1) 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: F > app > app# argument filter: pi(app#) = [] pi(app) = [1] pi(F) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.