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. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: .#_A(x1,x2) = ((0,1),(0,1)) x1 + ((0,1),(0,1)) x2 ._A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(0,1)) x1 + ((0,1),(0,1)) x2 + (1,1) 2. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: .#_A(x1,x2) = (0,0) ._A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + (1,1) The next rules are strictly ordered: p2 We remove them from the problem. -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: .#(.(x,y),z) -> .#(x,.(y,z)) and R consists of: r1: .(.(x,y),z) -> .(x,.(y,z)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: .#(.(x,y),z) -> .#(x,.(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. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: .#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(1,1)) x1 + ((0,1),(0,0)) x2 ._A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(0,1)) x1 + ((0,1),(0,1)) x2 + (1,1) 2. matrix interpretations: carrier: N^2 order: standard order interpretations: .#_A(x1,x2) = ((1,1),(0,1)) x1 ._A(x1,x2) = ((1,0),(1,1)) x1 + (1,1) The next rules are strictly ordered: p1 We remove them from the problem. Then no dependency pair remains.