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(inc(),xs) -> app(app(map(),app(plus(),app(s(),|0|()))),xs) app(app(map(),f),nil()) -> nil() app(app(map(),f),app(app(cons(),x),xs)) -> app(app(cons(),app(f,x)),app(app(map(),f),xs)) Instead we prove termination of the uncurried system: app(cons_0(),y) -> cons_1(y) app(cons_1(x1),y) -> cons_2(x1,y) app(inc_0(),y) -> inc_1(y) app(map_0(),y) -> map_1(y) app(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2(x1,y) app(plus_0(),y) -> plus_1(y) app(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2(x1,y) app(s_0(),y) -> s_1(y) plus_2(|0|_0(),y) -> y plus_2(s_1(x),y) -> s_1(plus_2(x,y)) inc_1(xs) -> map_2(plus_1(s_1(|0|_0())),xs) map_2(f,nil_0()) -> nil_0() map_2(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> cons_2(app(f,x),map_2(f,xs)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(inc_0(),y) -> inc_1#(y) p2: app#(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2#(x1,y) p3: app#(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2#(x1,y) p4: plus_2#(s_1(x),y) -> plus_2#(x,y) p5: inc_1#(xs) -> map_2#(plus_1(s_1(|0|_0())),xs) p6: map_2#(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> app#(f,x) p7: map_2#(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> map_2#(f,xs) and R consists of: r1: app(cons_0(),y) -> cons_1(y) r2: app(cons_1(x1),y) -> cons_2(x1,y) r3: app(inc_0(),y) -> inc_1(y) r4: app(map_0(),y) -> map_1(y) r5: app(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2(x1,y) r6: app(plus_0(),y) -> plus_1(y) r7: app(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2(x1,y) r8: app(s_0(),y) -> s_1(y) r9: plus_2(|0|_0(),y) -> y r10: plus_2(s_1(x),y) -> s_1(plus_2(x,y)) r11: inc_1(xs) -> map_2(plus_1(s_1(|0|_0())),xs) r12: map_2(f,nil_0()) -> nil_0() r13: map_2(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> cons_2(app(f,x),map_2(f,xs)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2, p5, p6, p7} {p4} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(inc_0(),y) -> inc_1#(y) p2: inc_1#(xs) -> map_2#(plus_1(s_1(|0|_0())),xs) p3: map_2#(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> map_2#(f,xs) p4: map_2#(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> app#(f,x) p5: app#(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2#(x1,y) and R consists of: r1: app(cons_0(),y) -> cons_1(y) r2: app(cons_1(x1),y) -> cons_2(x1,y) r3: app(inc_0(),y) -> inc_1(y) r4: app(map_0(),y) -> map_1(y) r5: app(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2(x1,y) r6: app(plus_0(),y) -> plus_1(y) r7: app(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2(x1,y) r8: app(s_0(),y) -> s_1(y) r9: plus_2(|0|_0(),y) -> y r10: plus_2(s_1(x),y) -> s_1(plus_2(x,y)) r11: inc_1(xs) -> map_2(plus_1(s_1(|0|_0())),xs) r12: map_2(f,nil_0()) -> nil_0() r13: map_2(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> cons_2(app(f,x),map_2(f,xs)) 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: app#_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 11 inc_0_A() = 1 inc_1#_A(x1) = x1 + 11 map_2#_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 7 plus_1_A(x1) = 3 s_1_A(x1) = 1 |0|_0_A() = 12 cons_2_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 6 map_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 base order 2: marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: app#_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 3, x2 - 2} inc_0_A = 0 inc_1#_A(x1) = max{0, x1 - 5} map_2#_A(x1,x2) = max{0, x1 - 3, x2 - 5} plus_1_A(x1) = max{2, x1 - 12} s_1_A(x1) = max{11, x1 - 12} |0|_0_A = 23 cons_2_A(x1,x2) = max{4, x1 + 3, x2 + 1} map_1_A(x1) = max{2, x1} app#!_A(x1,x2) = max{2, x1 - 3} inc_0!_A = 1 inc_1#!_A(x1) = 3 map_2#!_A(x1,x2) = max{13, x2 - 5} plus_1!_A(x1) = max{4, x1 - 7} s_1!_A(x1) = max{2, x1 - 27} |0|_0!_A = 6 cons_2!_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 12, x2 + 11} map_1!_A(x1) = max{2, x1 - 7} partial status: pi(app#) = [2] pi(inc_0) = [] pi(inc_1#) = [] pi(map_2#) = [] pi(plus_1) = [] pi(s_1) = [] pi(|0|_0) = [] pi(cons_2) = [1, 2] pi(map_1) = [] The following rules are removed: p1, p2, p3, p4, p5 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(cons_0(),y) -> cons_1(y) r2: app(cons_1(x1),y) -> cons_2(x1,y) r3: app(inc_0(),y) -> inc_1(y) r4: app(map_0(),y) -> map_1(y) r5: app(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2(x1,y) r6: app(plus_0(),y) -> plus_1(y) r7: app(plus_1(x1),y) -> plus_2(x1,y) r8: app(s_0(),y) -> s_1(y) r9: plus_2(|0|_0(),y) -> y r10: plus_2(s_1(x),y) -> s_1(plus_2(x,y)) r11: inc_1(xs) -> map_2(plus_1(s_1(|0|_0())),xs) r12: map_2(f,nil_0()) -> nil_0() r13: map_2(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> cons_2(app(f,x),map_2(f,xs)) 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!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: plus_2#_A(x1,x2) = 0 s_1_A(x1) = max{3, x1 - 3} plus_2#!_A(x1,x2) = max{3, x1 - 13, x2 - 1} s_1!_A(x1) = max{2, x1 - 12} partial status: pi(plus_2#) = [1] pi(s_1) = [1] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.