YES We show the termination of the TRS R: le(|0|(),y) -> true() le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) pred(s(x)) -> x minus(x,|0|()) -> x minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) gcd(|0|(),y) -> y gcd(s(x),|0|()) -> s(x) gcd(s(x),s(y)) -> if_gcd(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) if_gcd(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(x,y),s(y)) if_gcd(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(y,x),s(x)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: le#(s(x),s(y)) -> le#(x,y) p2: minus#(x,s(y)) -> pred#(minus(x,y)) p3: minus#(x,s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) p4: gcd#(s(x),s(y)) -> if_gcd#(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) p5: gcd#(s(x),s(y)) -> le#(y,x) p6: if_gcd#(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd#(minus(x,y),s(y)) p7: if_gcd#(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) p8: if_gcd#(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd#(minus(y,x),s(x)) p9: if_gcd#(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> minus#(y,x) and R consists of: r1: le(|0|(),y) -> true() r2: le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() r3: le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) r4: pred(s(x)) -> x r5: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r6: minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) r7: gcd(|0|(),y) -> y r8: gcd(s(x),|0|()) -> s(x) r9: gcd(s(x),s(y)) -> if_gcd(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r10: if_gcd(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(x,y),s(y)) r11: if_gcd(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(y,x),s(x)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p4, p6, p8} {p1} {p3} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: if_gcd#(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd#(minus(y,x),s(x)) p2: gcd#(s(x),s(y)) -> if_gcd#(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) p3: if_gcd#(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd#(minus(x,y),s(y)) and R consists of: r1: le(|0|(),y) -> true() r2: le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() r3: le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) r4: pred(s(x)) -> x r5: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r6: minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) r7: gcd(|0|(),y) -> y r8: gcd(s(x),|0|()) -> s(x) r9: gcd(s(x),s(y)) -> if_gcd(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r10: if_gcd(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(x,y),s(y)) r11: if_gcd(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(y,x),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. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: if_gcd#_A(x1,x2,x3) = x2 + x3 false_A() = 1 s_A(x1) = x1 + 3 gcd#_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 1 minus_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 1 le_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 1 true_A() = 1 pred_A(x1) = x1 |0|_A() = 1 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: true > false > |0| > pred > s > minus > le > if_gcd# > gcd# argument filter: pi(if_gcd#) = 3 pi(false) = [] pi(s) = 1 pi(gcd#) = [1, 2] pi(minus) = 1 pi(le) = [] pi(true) = [] pi(pred) = 1 pi(|0|) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1, p2, p3 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains. -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: le#(s(x),s(y)) -> le#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: le(|0|(),y) -> true() r2: le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() r3: le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) r4: pred(s(x)) -> x r5: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r6: minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) r7: gcd(|0|(),y) -> y r8: gcd(s(x),|0|()) -> s(x) r9: gcd(s(x),s(y)) -> if_gcd(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r10: if_gcd(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(x,y),s(y)) r11: if_gcd(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(y,x),s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: le#_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 s_A(x1) = x1 + 1 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: s > le# argument filter: pi(le#) = [] pi(s) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains. -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: minus#(x,s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: le(|0|(),y) -> true() r2: le(s(x),|0|()) -> false() r3: le(s(x),s(y)) -> le(x,y) r4: pred(s(x)) -> x r5: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r6: minus(x,s(y)) -> pred(minus(x,y)) r7: gcd(|0|(),y) -> y r8: gcd(s(x),|0|()) -> s(x) r9: gcd(s(x),s(y)) -> if_gcd(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r10: if_gcd(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(x,y),s(y)) r11: if_gcd(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> gcd(minus(y,x),s(x)) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: minus#_A(x1,x2) = x2 s_A(x1) = x1 + 1 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: s > minus# argument filter: pi(minus#) = 2 pi(s) = 1 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.