YES We show the termination of the TRS R: g(a()) -> g(b()) b() -> f(a(),a()) f(a(),a()) -> g(d()) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: g#(a()) -> g#(b()) p2: g#(a()) -> b#() p3: b#() -> f#(a(),a()) p4: f#(a(),a()) -> g#(d()) and R consists of: r1: g(a()) -> g(b()) r2: b() -> f(a(),a()) r3: f(a(),a()) -> g(d()) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: g#(a()) -> g#(b()) and R consists of: r1: g(a()) -> g(b()) r2: b() -> f(a(),a()) r3: f(a(),a()) -> g(d()) The set of usable rules consists of r2, r3 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^4 order: lexicographic order interpretations: g#_A(x1) = ((1,0,0,0),(0,1,0,0),(0,1,1,0),(0,1,1,1)) x1 a_A() = (3,5,1,1) b_A() = (2,4,1,1) f_A(x1,x2) = ((0,0,0,0),(1,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0),(0,0,0,0)) x1 + (1,0,0,0) g_A(x1) = (0,2,1,1) d_A() = (1,1,1,1) 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: f > a > b > d > g > g# argument filter: pi(g#) = 1 pi(a) = [] pi(b) = [] pi(f) = [] pi(g) = [] pi(d) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.