YES We show the termination of the TRS R: .(.(x,y),z) -> .(x,.(y,z)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: .#(.(x,y),z) -> .#(x,.(y,z)) p2: .#(.(x,y),z) -> .#(y,z) and R consists of: r1: .(.(x,y),z) -> .(x,.(y,z)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: .#(.(x,y),z) -> .#(x,.(y,z)) p2: .#(.(x,y),z) -> .#(y,z) and R consists of: r1: .(.(x,y),z) -> .(x,.(y,z)) The set of usable rules consists of r1 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: . > .# argument filter: pi(.#) = [1] pi(.) = [1, 2] 2. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: .#_A(x1,x2) = 0 ._A(x1,x2) = 1 The next rules are strictly ordered: p1, p2 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.