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) minus(|0|(),y) -> |0|() minus(s(x),y) -> if_minus(le(s(x),y),s(x),y) if_minus(true(),s(x),y) -> |0|() if_minus(false(),s(x),y) -> s(minus(x,y)) mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> 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#(s(x),y) -> if_minus#(le(s(x),y),s(x),y) p3: minus#(s(x),y) -> le#(s(x),y) p4: if_minus#(false(),s(x),y) -> minus#(x,y) p5: mod#(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod#(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) p6: mod#(s(x),s(y)) -> le#(y,x) p7: if_mod#(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod#(minus(x,y),s(y)) p8: if_mod#(true(),s(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: minus(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r5: minus(s(x),y) -> if_minus(le(s(x),y),s(x),y) r6: if_minus(true(),s(x),y) -> |0|() r7: if_minus(false(),s(x),y) -> s(minus(x,y)) r8: mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r9: mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() r10: mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r11: if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) r12: if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> s(x) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p5, p7} {p2, p4} {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: if_mod#(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod#(minus(x,y),s(y)) p2: mod#(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod#(le(y,x),s(x),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: minus(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r5: minus(s(x),y) -> if_minus(le(s(x),y),s(x),y) r6: if_minus(true(),s(x),y) -> |0|() r7: if_minus(false(),s(x),y) -> s(minus(x,y)) r8: mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r9: mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() r10: mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r11: if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) r12: if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> s(x) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6, r7 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: minus > s > mod# > if_mod# > false > |0| > if_minus > le > true argument filter: pi(if_mod#) = 2 pi(true) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(mod#) = 1 pi(minus) = 1 pi(le) = 1 pi(if_minus) = 2 pi(|0|) = [] pi(false) = [] 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: minus > false > |0| > if_minus > true > le > mod# > s > if_mod# argument filter: pi(if_mod#) = [] pi(true) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(mod#) = [] pi(minus) = [1] pi(le) = 1 pi(if_minus) = 2 pi(|0|) = [] pi(false) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1, p2 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: if_minus#(false(),s(x),y) -> minus#(x,y) p2: minus#(s(x),y) -> if_minus#(le(s(x),y),s(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: minus(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r5: minus(s(x),y) -> if_minus(le(s(x),y),s(x),y) r6: if_minus(true(),s(x),y) -> |0|() r7: if_minus(false(),s(x),y) -> s(minus(x,y)) r8: mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r9: mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() r10: mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r11: if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) r12: if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> s(x) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: le > |0| > s > minus# > if_minus# > true > false argument filter: pi(if_minus#) = [2] pi(false) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(minus#) = [1] pi(le) = [1, 2] pi(|0|) = [] pi(true) = [] 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: |0| > minus# > s > le > false > true > if_minus# argument filter: pi(if_minus#) = [2] pi(false) = [] pi(s) = 1 pi(minus#) = [1] pi(le) = 1 pi(|0|) = [] pi(true) = [] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1, p2 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: minus(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r5: minus(s(x),y) -> if_minus(le(s(x),y),s(x),y) r6: if_minus(true(),s(x),y) -> |0|() r7: if_minus(false(),s(x),y) -> s(minus(x,y)) r8: mod(|0|(),y) -> |0|() r9: mod(s(x),|0|()) -> |0|() r10: mod(s(x),s(y)) -> if_mod(le(y,x),s(x),s(y)) r11: if_mod(true(),s(x),s(y)) -> mod(minus(x,y),s(y)) r12: if_mod(false(),s(x),s(y)) -> s(x) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: s > le# argument filter: pi(le#) = [2] pi(s) = [1] 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: s > le# argument filter: pi(le#) = [2] pi(s) = [1] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.