YES We show the termination of the TRS R: app(app(map(),f),nil()) -> nil() app(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app(app(cons(),app(f,x)),app(app(map(),f),xs)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app#(app(cons(),app(f,x)),app(app(map(),f),xs)) p2: app#(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app#(cons(),app(f,x)) p3: app#(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app#(f,x) p4: app#(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app#(app(map(),f),xs) and R consists of: r1: app(app(map(),f),nil()) -> nil() r2: app(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app(app(cons(),app(f,x)),app(app(map(),f),xs)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p3, p4} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app#(f,x) p2: app#(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app#(app(map(),f),xs) and R consists of: r1: app(app(map(),f),nil()) -> nil() r2: app(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app(app(cons(),app(f,x)),app(app(map(),f),xs)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: app#_A(x1,x2) = x1 app_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 map_A() = 1 cons_A() = 1 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app#(app(map(),f),xs) and R consists of: r1: app(app(map(),f),nil()) -> nil() r2: app(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app(app(cons(),app(f,x)),app(app(map(),f),xs)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app#(app(map(),f),xs) and R consists of: r1: app(app(map(),f),nil()) -> nil() r2: app(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app(app(cons(),app(f,x)),app(app(map(),f),xs)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: matrix interpretations: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: app#_A(x1,x2) = x2 app_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 1 map_A() = 0 cons_A() = 0 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.