YES We show the termination of the TRS R: app(app(plus(),|0|()),y) -> y app(app(plus(),app(s(),x)),y) -> app(s(),app(app(plus(),x),y)) app(app(times(),|0|()),y) -> |0|() app(app(times(),app(s(),x)),y) -> app(app(plus(),app(app(times(),x),y)),y) app(app(app(comp(),f),g),x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) app(twice(),f) -> app(app(comp(),f),f) Instead we prove termination of the uncurried system: app(comp_0(),y) -> comp_1(y) app(comp_1(x1),y) -> comp_2(x1,y) app(comp_2(x1,x2),y) -> comp_3(x1,x2,y) app(plus_0(),y) -> plus_1(y) app(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2(x1,y) app(s_0(),y) -> s_1(y) app(times_0(),y) -> times_1(y) app(times_1(x1),y) -> times_2(x1,y) app(twice_0(),y) -> twice_1(y) plus_2(|0|_0(),y) -> y plus_2(s_1(x),y) -> s_1(plus_2(x,y)) times_2(|0|_0(),y) -> |0|_0() times_2(s_1(x),y) -> plus_2(times_2(x,y),y) comp_3(f,g,x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) twice_1(f) -> comp_2(f,f) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(comp_2(x1,x2),y) -> comp_3#(x1,x2,y) p2: app#(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2#(x1,y) p3: app#(times_1(x1),y) -> times_2#(x1,y) p4: app#(twice_0(),y) -> twice_1#(y) p5: plus_2#(s_1(x),y) -> plus_2#(x,y) p6: times_2#(s_1(x),y) -> plus_2#(times_2(x,y),y) p7: times_2#(s_1(x),y) -> times_2#(x,y) p8: comp_3#(f,g,x) -> app#(f,app(g,x)) p9: comp_3#(f,g,x) -> app#(g,x) and R consists of: r1: app(comp_0(),y) -> comp_1(y) r2: app(comp_1(x1),y) -> comp_2(x1,y) r3: app(comp_2(x1,x2),y) -> comp_3(x1,x2,y) r4: app(plus_0(),y) -> plus_1(y) r5: app(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2(x1,y) r6: app(s_0(),y) -> s_1(y) r7: app(times_0(),y) -> times_1(y) r8: app(times_1(x1),y) -> times_2(x1,y) r9: app(twice_0(),y) -> twice_1(y) r10: plus_2(|0|_0(),y) -> y r11: plus_2(s_1(x),y) -> s_1(plus_2(x,y)) r12: times_2(|0|_0(),y) -> |0|_0() r13: times_2(s_1(x),y) -> plus_2(times_2(x,y),y) r14: comp_3(f,g,x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) r15: twice_1(f) -> comp_2(f,f) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p8, p9} {p7} {p5} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(comp_2(x1,x2),y) -> comp_3#(x1,x2,y) p2: comp_3#(f,g,x) -> app#(g,x) p3: comp_3#(f,g,x) -> app#(f,app(g,x)) and R consists of: r1: app(comp_0(),y) -> comp_1(y) r2: app(comp_1(x1),y) -> comp_2(x1,y) r3: app(comp_2(x1,x2),y) -> comp_3(x1,x2,y) r4: app(plus_0(),y) -> plus_1(y) r5: app(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2(x1,y) r6: app(s_0(),y) -> s_1(y) r7: app(times_0(),y) -> times_1(y) r8: app(times_1(x1),y) -> times_2(x1,y) r9: app(twice_0(),y) -> twice_1(y) r10: plus_2(|0|_0(),y) -> y r11: plus_2(s_1(x),y) -> s_1(plus_2(x,y)) r12: times_2(|0|_0(),y) -> |0|_0() r13: times_2(s_1(x),y) -> plus_2(times_2(x,y),y) r14: comp_3(f,g,x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) r15: twice_1(f) -> comp_2(f,f) The set of usable rules consists of r10, r12 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: app#_A(x1,x2) = x1 comp_2_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 2 comp_3#_A(x1,x2,x3) = x1 + x2 + 1 app_A(x1,x2) = 5 plus_2_A(x1,x2) = x2 + 2 |0|_0_A() = 1 times_2_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 3 base order 2: marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: app#_A(x1,x2) = 0 comp_2_A(x1,x2) = x2 comp_3#_A(x1,x2,x3) = 0 app_A(x1,x2) = x2 plus_2_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 1 |0|_0_A() = 0 times_2_A(x1,x2) = 0 app#!_A(x1,x2) = 0 comp_2!_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 2 comp_3#!_A(x1,x2,x3) = x2 + 1 app!_A(x1,x2) = x2 + 4 plus_2!_A(x1,x2) = 7 |0|_0!_A() = 2 times_2!_A(x1,x2) = x2 + 2 partial status: pi(app#) = [1] pi(comp_2) = [] pi(comp_3#) = [] pi(app) = [] pi(plus_2) = [2] pi(|0|_0) = [] pi(times_2) = [] The following rules are removed: p1, p2, p3 Then no dependency pair remains. -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: times_2#(s_1(x),y) -> times_2#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: app(comp_0(),y) -> comp_1(y) r2: app(comp_1(x1),y) -> comp_2(x1,y) r3: app(comp_2(x1,x2),y) -> comp_3(x1,x2,y) r4: app(plus_0(),y) -> plus_1(y) r5: app(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2(x1,y) r6: app(s_0(),y) -> s_1(y) r7: app(times_0(),y) -> times_1(y) r8: app(times_1(x1),y) -> times_2(x1,y) r9: app(twice_0(),y) -> twice_1(y) r10: plus_2(|0|_0(),y) -> y r11: plus_2(s_1(x),y) -> s_1(plus_2(x,y)) r12: times_2(|0|_0(),y) -> |0|_0() r13: times_2(s_1(x),y) -> plus_2(times_2(x,y),y) r14: comp_3(f,g,x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) r15: twice_1(f) -> comp_2(f,f) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: times_2#_A(x1,x2) = x1 s_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 base order 2: marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: times_2#_A(x1,x2) = x1 s_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 times_2#!_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 5 s_1!_A(x1) = x1 + 4 partial status: pi(times_2#) = [] pi(s_1) = [1] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains. -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: plus_2#(s_1(x),y) -> plus_2#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: app(comp_0(),y) -> comp_1(y) r2: app(comp_1(x1),y) -> comp_2(x1,y) r3: app(comp_2(x1,x2),y) -> comp_3(x1,x2,y) r4: app(plus_0(),y) -> plus_1(y) r5: app(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2(x1,y) r6: app(s_0(),y) -> s_1(y) r7: app(times_0(),y) -> times_1(y) r8: app(times_1(x1),y) -> times_2(x1,y) r9: app(twice_0(),y) -> twice_1(y) r10: plus_2(|0|_0(),y) -> y r11: plus_2(s_1(x),y) -> s_1(plus_2(x,y)) r12: times_2(|0|_0(),y) -> |0|_0() r13: times_2(s_1(x),y) -> plus_2(times_2(x,y),y) r14: comp_3(f,g,x) -> app(f,app(g,x)) r15: twice_1(f) -> comp_2(f,f) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: plus_2#_A(x1,x2) = x1 s_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 base order 2: marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: plus_2#_A(x1,x2) = x1 s_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 plus_2#!_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 5 s_1!_A(x1) = x1 + 4 partial status: pi(plus_2#) = [] pi(s_1) = [1] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.