YES We show the termination of the relative TRS R/S: R: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) S: rand(x) -> x rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the non-minimal dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) p2: f#(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g#(c(x,y)) p3: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) p4: g#(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f#(c(x,y)) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) r5: rand(x) -> x r6: rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2, p3, p4} -- Reduction pair. Consider the non-minimal dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) p2: f#(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g#(c(x,y)) p3: g#(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f#(c(x,y)) p4: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) r5: rand(x) -> x r6: rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: g > f# > c > rand > s > g# > f argument filter: pi(f#) = 1 pi(c) = [1, 2] pi(s) = 1 pi(g#) = 1 pi(f) = 1 pi(g) = 1 pi(rand) = [1] 2. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1) = x1 + 1 c_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 1 s_A(x1) = x1 + 1 g#_A(x1) = x1 f_A(x1) = 0 g_A(x1) = 0 rand_A(x1) = 0 The next rules are strictly ordered: p2, p3 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the non-minimal dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) p2: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) r5: rand(x) -> x r6: rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} {p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the non-minimal dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(c(s(x),y)) -> f#(c(x,s(y))) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) r5: rand(x) -> x r6: rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: s > rand > g > f > c > f# argument filter: pi(f#) = [1] pi(c) = [1, 2] pi(s) = 1 pi(f) = 1 pi(g) = 1 pi(rand) = [1] 2. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: f#_A(x1) = x1 c_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 1 s_A(x1) = x1 + 1 f_A(x1) = 0 g_A(x1) = 0 rand_A(x1) = 0 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains. -- Reduction pair. Consider the non-minimal dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: g#(c(x,s(y))) -> g#(c(s(x),y)) and R consists of: r1: f(c(s(x),y)) -> f(c(x,s(y))) r2: f(c(s(x),s(y))) -> g(c(x,y)) r3: g(c(x,s(y))) -> g(c(s(x),y)) r4: g(c(s(x),s(y))) -> f(c(x,y)) r5: rand(x) -> x r6: rand(x) -> rand(s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: s > rand > g# > c > f > g argument filter: pi(g#) = [1] pi(c) = [2] pi(s) = 1 pi(f) = 1 pi(g) = 1 pi(rand) = [1] 2. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: g#_A(x1) = x1 c_A(x1,x2) = x2 + 1 s_A(x1) = x1 + 1 f_A(x1) = 0 g_A(x1) = 0 rand_A(x1) = 0 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.