YES We show the termination of the TRS R: a__and(true(),X) -> mark(X) a__and(false(),Y) -> false() a__if(true(),X,Y) -> mark(X) a__if(false(),X,Y) -> mark(Y) a__add(|0|(),X) -> mark(X) a__add(s(X),Y) -> s(add(X,Y)) a__first(|0|(),X) -> nil() a__first(s(X),cons(Y,Z)) -> cons(Y,first(X,Z)) a__from(X) -> cons(X,from(s(X))) mark(and(X1,X2)) -> a__and(mark(X1),X2) mark(if(X1,X2,X3)) -> a__if(mark(X1),X2,X3) mark(add(X1,X2)) -> a__add(mark(X1),X2) mark(first(X1,X2)) -> a__first(mark(X1),mark(X2)) mark(from(X)) -> a__from(X) mark(true()) -> true() mark(false()) -> false() mark(|0|()) -> |0|() mark(s(X)) -> s(X) mark(nil()) -> nil() mark(cons(X1,X2)) -> cons(X1,X2) a__and(X1,X2) -> and(X1,X2) a__if(X1,X2,X3) -> if(X1,X2,X3) a__add(X1,X2) -> add(X1,X2) a__first(X1,X2) -> first(X1,X2) a__from(X) -> from(X) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: a__and#(true(),X) -> mark#(X) p2: a__if#(true(),X,Y) -> mark#(X) p3: a__if#(false(),X,Y) -> mark#(Y) p4: a__add#(|0|(),X) -> mark#(X) p5: mark#(and(X1,X2)) -> a__and#(mark(X1),X2) p6: mark#(and(X1,X2)) -> mark#(X1) p7: mark#(if(X1,X2,X3)) -> a__if#(mark(X1),X2,X3) p8: mark#(if(X1,X2,X3)) -> mark#(X1) p9: mark#(add(X1,X2)) -> a__add#(mark(X1),X2) p10: mark#(add(X1,X2)) -> mark#(X1) p11: mark#(first(X1,X2)) -> a__first#(mark(X1),mark(X2)) p12: mark#(first(X1,X2)) -> mark#(X1) p13: mark#(first(X1,X2)) -> mark#(X2) p14: mark#(from(X)) -> a__from#(X) and R consists of: r1: a__and(true(),X) -> mark(X) r2: a__and(false(),Y) -> false() r3: a__if(true(),X,Y) -> mark(X) r4: a__if(false(),X,Y) -> mark(Y) r5: a__add(|0|(),X) -> mark(X) r6: a__add(s(X),Y) -> s(add(X,Y)) r7: a__first(|0|(),X) -> nil() r8: a__first(s(X),cons(Y,Z)) -> cons(Y,first(X,Z)) r9: a__from(X) -> cons(X,from(s(X))) r10: mark(and(X1,X2)) -> a__and(mark(X1),X2) r11: mark(if(X1,X2,X3)) -> a__if(mark(X1),X2,X3) r12: mark(add(X1,X2)) -> a__add(mark(X1),X2) r13: mark(first(X1,X2)) -> a__first(mark(X1),mark(X2)) r14: mark(from(X)) -> a__from(X) r15: mark(true()) -> true() r16: mark(false()) -> false() r17: mark(|0|()) -> |0|() r18: mark(s(X)) -> s(X) r19: mark(nil()) -> nil() r20: mark(cons(X1,X2)) -> cons(X1,X2) r21: a__and(X1,X2) -> and(X1,X2) r22: a__if(X1,X2,X3) -> if(X1,X2,X3) r23: a__add(X1,X2) -> add(X1,X2) r24: a__first(X1,X2) -> first(X1,X2) r25: a__from(X) -> from(X) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8, p9, p10, p12, p13} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: a__and#(true(),X) -> mark#(X) p2: mark#(first(X1,X2)) -> mark#(X2) p3: mark#(first(X1,X2)) -> mark#(X1) p4: mark#(add(X1,X2)) -> mark#(X1) p5: mark#(add(X1,X2)) -> a__add#(mark(X1),X2) p6: a__add#(|0|(),X) -> mark#(X) p7: mark#(if(X1,X2,X3)) -> mark#(X1) p8: mark#(if(X1,X2,X3)) -> a__if#(mark(X1),X2,X3) p9: a__if#(false(),X,Y) -> mark#(Y) p10: mark#(and(X1,X2)) -> mark#(X1) p11: mark#(and(X1,X2)) -> a__and#(mark(X1),X2) p12: a__if#(true(),X,Y) -> mark#(X) and R consists of: r1: a__and(true(),X) -> mark(X) r2: a__and(false(),Y) -> false() r3: a__if(true(),X,Y) -> mark(X) r4: a__if(false(),X,Y) -> mark(Y) r5: a__add(|0|(),X) -> mark(X) r6: a__add(s(X),Y) -> s(add(X,Y)) r7: a__first(|0|(),X) -> nil() r8: a__first(s(X),cons(Y,Z)) -> cons(Y,first(X,Z)) r9: a__from(X) -> cons(X,from(s(X))) r10: mark(and(X1,X2)) -> a__and(mark(X1),X2) r11: mark(if(X1,X2,X3)) -> a__if(mark(X1),X2,X3) r12: mark(add(X1,X2)) -> a__add(mark(X1),X2) r13: mark(first(X1,X2)) -> a__first(mark(X1),mark(X2)) r14: mark(from(X)) -> a__from(X) r15: mark(true()) -> true() r16: mark(false()) -> false() r17: mark(|0|()) -> |0|() r18: mark(s(X)) -> s(X) r19: mark(nil()) -> nil() r20: mark(cons(X1,X2)) -> cons(X1,X2) r21: a__and(X1,X2) -> and(X1,X2) r22: a__if(X1,X2,X3) -> if(X1,X2,X3) r23: a__add(X1,X2) -> add(X1,X2) r24: a__first(X1,X2) -> first(X1,X2) r25: a__from(X) -> from(X) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6, r7, r8, r9, r10, r11, r12, r13, r14, r15, r16, r17, r18, r19, r20, r21, r22, r23, r24, r25 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^4 order: lexicographic order interpretations: a__and#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0,0),(1,1,0,0),(0,0,1,0),(0,0,0,1)) x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,0,1,0),(0,1,0,1)) x2 + (2,10,15,5) true_A() = (1,15,0,2) mark#_A(x1) = x1 + (0,16,14,6) first_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(1,0,0,0)) x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,1,0,0)) x2 + (1,0,0,0) add_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,1,1,0),(0,0,0,1)) x1 + x2 + (7,0,3,1) a__add#_A(x1,x2) = ((0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0)) x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0)) x2 + (1,0,18,0) mark_A(x1) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(1,0,1,0),(0,0,0,1)) x1 + (0,5,8,0) |0|_A() = (1,1,0,0) if_A(x1,x2,x3) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0)) x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0)) x2 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0)) x3 + (1,1,0,0) a__if#_A(x1,x2,x3) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,1,1,0),(0,1,0,0)) x1 + x2 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,0,0,0)) x3 false_A() = (1,0,15,0) and_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0,0),(1,1,0,0),(1,0,1,0),(0,1,0,1)) x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,0,1,0),(0,1,1,1)) x2 + (2,0,10,0) a__and_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0,0),(1,1,0,0),(1,0,1,0),(0,0,0,0)) x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,0,1,0),(0,0,1,1)) x2 + (2,0,11,0) a__if_A(x1,x2,x3) = x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0)) x2 + x3 + (1,4,1,1) a__add_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,1,1,0),(0,0,0,1)) x1 + ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0)) x2 + (7,0,4,2) s_A(x1) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,0,1,0)) x1 + (1,0,0,0) a__first_A(x1,x2) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,0,0,0)) x1 + x2 + (1,4,3,0) nil_A() = (0,0,0,1) cons_A(x1,x2) = ((0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(1,1,0,0)) x1 + ((0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0)) x2 + (0,3,1,1) a__from_A(x1) = ((0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0)) x1 + (1,2,10,3) from_A(x1) = ((0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0)) x1 + (1,1,0,4) 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: a__add > false > add > true > mark > a__from > from > a__and > a__if > if > and > a__first > first > |0| > mark# > a__add# > cons > nil > s > a__and# > a__if# argument filter: pi(a__and#) = 2 pi(true) = [] pi(mark#) = 1 pi(first) = [] pi(add) = 1 pi(a__add#) = [] pi(mark) = [1] pi(|0|) = [] pi(if) = [] pi(a__if#) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(and) = 2 pi(a__and) = [2] pi(a__if) = [] pi(a__add) = 1 pi(s) = [] pi(a__first) = [] pi(nil) = [] pi(cons) = [] pi(a__from) = [] pi(from) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1, p2, p3, p4, p5, p6, p7, p8, p9, p10, p11, p12 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.