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)) quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(quot(x,s(s(|0|())))))) -- 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: quot#(s(x),s(y)) -> quot#(minus(x,y),s(y)) p6: quot#(s(x),s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) p7: log#(s(s(x))) -> log#(s(quot(x,s(s(|0|()))))) p8: log#(s(s(x))) -> quot#(x,s(s(|0|()))) 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: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r9: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r10: log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() r11: log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(quot(x,s(s(|0|())))))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p7} {p5} {p2, p4} {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: log#(s(s(x))) -> log#(s(quot(x,s(s(|0|()))))) 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: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r9: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r10: log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() r11: log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(quot(x,s(s(|0|())))))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6, r7, r8, r9 Take the reduction pair: lexicographic combination of reduction pairs: 1. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: log# > quot > s > |0| > if_minus > le > minus > false > true argument filter: pi(log#) = 1 pi(s) = [1] pi(quot) = 1 pi(|0|) = [] pi(le) = [1] pi(true) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(if_minus) = 2 pi(minus) = 1 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: le > minus > quot > |0| > if_minus > true > log# > s > false argument filter: pi(log#) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(quot) = [1] pi(|0|) = [] pi(le) = [] pi(true) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(if_minus) = [2] pi(minus) = [1] 3. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: |0| > if_minus > le > minus > false > true > s > quot > log# argument filter: pi(log#) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(quot) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(le) = [] pi(true) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(if_minus) = 2 pi(minus) = [1] 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: quot#(s(x),s(y)) -> quot#(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: 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: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r9: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r10: log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() r11: log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(quot(x,s(s(|0|())))))) 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: s > minus > le > true > |0| > if_minus > false > quot# argument filter: pi(quot#) = 1 pi(s) = [1] pi(minus) = 1 pi(le) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(true) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(if_minus) = 2 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: s > minus > |0| > if_minus > false > true > le > quot# argument filter: pi(quot#) = 1 pi(s) = [1] pi(minus) = 1 pi(le) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(true) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(if_minus) = 2 3. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: quot# > s > minus > if_minus > |0| > false > le > true argument filter: pi(quot#) = [] pi(s) = [] pi(minus) = [1] pi(le) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(true) = [] pi(false) = [] pi(if_minus) = 2 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: 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: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r9: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r10: log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() r11: log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(quot(x,s(s(|0|())))))) 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 > true > false > |0| > if_minus# > s > minus# 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: le > true > false > |0| > minus# > if_minus# > s argument filter: pi(if_minus#) = 2 pi(false) = [] pi(s) = 1 pi(minus#) = 1 pi(le) = [1, 2] pi(|0|) = [] pi(true) = [] 3. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: true > false > |0| > le > if_minus# > s > minus# argument filter: pi(if_minus#) = 2 pi(false) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(minus#) = [1] pi(le) = 2 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: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r9: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r10: log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() r11: log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(quot(x,s(s(|0|())))))) 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#) = 1 pi(s) = [1] 2. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: s > le# argument filter: pi(le#) = 1 pi(s) = 1 3. lexicographic path order with precedence: precedence: s > le# argument filter: pi(le#) = 1 pi(s) = [1] The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.