YES We show the termination of the TRS R: 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(map_0(),y) -> map_1(y) app(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2(x1,y) 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#(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2#(x1,y) p2: map_2#(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> app#(f,x) p3: 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(map_0(),y) -> map_1(y) r4: app(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2(x1,y) r5: map_2(f,nil_0()) -> nil_0() r6: 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, p3} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2#(x1,y) p2: map_2#(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> map_2#(f,xs) p3: map_2#(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> app#(f,x) and R consists of: r1: app(cons_0(),y) -> cons_1(y) r2: app(cons_1(x1),y) -> cons_2(x1,y) r3: app(map_0(),y) -> map_1(y) r4: app(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2(x1,y) r5: map_2(f,nil_0()) -> nil_0() r6: map_2(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> cons_2(app(f,x),map_2(f,xs)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: trivial reduction triple (T x T, T x T, Φ) base order 2: model-based reduction triple (=A, >=A!, >A!): finite algebra: carrier: {0,1} interpretations: app#_A(0,0) = 0 app#_A(0,1) = 0 app#_A(1,0) = 0 app#_A(1,1) = 0 map_1_A(0) = 1 map_1_A(1) = 1 map_2#_A(0,0) = 0 map_2#_A(0,1) = 0 map_2#_A(1,0) = 0 map_2#_A(1,1) = 0 cons_2_A(0,0) = 0 cons_2_A(0,1) = 0 cons_2_A(1,0) = 0 cons_2_A(1,1) = 0 app_A(0,0) = 1 app_A(0,1) = 1 app_A(1,0) = 0 app_A(1,1) = 0 cons_0_A = 0 cons_1_A(0) = 1 cons_1_A(1) = 1 map_0_A = 0 map_2_A(0,0) = 0 map_2_A(0,1) = 0 map_2_A(1,0) = 0 map_2_A(1,1) = 0 nil_0_A = 0 app#!_A(0,0) = 0 app#!_A(0,1) = 1 app#!_A(1,0) = 1 app#!_A(1,1) = 1 map_1!_A(0) = 0 map_1!_A(1) = 0 map_2#!_A(0,0) = 1 map_2#!_A(0,1) = 1 map_2#!_A(1,0) = 1 map_2#!_A(1,1) = 0 cons_2!_A(0,0) = 0 cons_2!_A(0,1) = 1 cons_2!_A(1,0) = 0 cons_2!_A(1,1) = 1 app!_A(0,0) = 1 app!_A(0,1) = 1 app!_A(1,0) = 1 app!_A(1,1) = 1 cons_0!_A = 1 cons_1!_A(0) = 1 cons_1!_A(1) = 1 map_0!_A = 1 map_2!_A(0,0) = 0 map_2!_A(0,1) = 0 map_2!_A(1,0) = 0 map_2!_A(1,1) = 0 nil_0!_A = 0 partial status: pi(app#) = [1] pi(map_1) = [1] pi(map_2#) = [1] pi(cons_2) = [] pi(app) = [1, 2] pi(cons_0) = [] pi(cons_1) = [] pi(map_0) = [] pi(map_2) = [] pi(nil_0) = [] The following rules are removed: p1 -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: map_2#(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> map_2#(f,xs) p2: map_2#(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> app#(f,x) and R consists of: r1: app(cons_0(),y) -> cons_1(y) r2: app(cons_1(x1),y) -> cons_2(x1,y) r3: app(map_0(),y) -> map_1(y) r4: app(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2(x1,y) r5: map_2(f,nil_0()) -> nil_0() r6: 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} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: 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(map_0(),y) -> map_1(y) r4: app(map_1(x1),y) -> map_2(x1,y) r5: map_2(f,nil_0()) -> nil_0() r6: map_2(f,cons_2(x,xs)) -> cons_2(app(f,x),map_2(f,xs)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4, r5, r6 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >G) base order 1: trivial reduction triple (T x T, T x T, Φ) base order 2: model-based reduction triple (=A, >=A!, >A!): finite algebra: carrier: {0,1} interpretations: map_2#_A(0,0) = 0 map_2#_A(0,1) = 0 map_2#_A(1,0) = 0 map_2#_A(1,1) = 0 cons_2_A(0,0) = 0 cons_2_A(0,1) = 1 cons_2_A(1,0) = 0 cons_2_A(1,1) = 1 app_A(0,0) = 0 app_A(0,1) = 1 app_A(1,0) = 0 app_A(1,1) = 0 cons_0_A = 1 cons_1_A(0) = 0 cons_1_A(1) = 0 map_0_A = 1 map_1_A(0) = 0 map_1_A(1) = 0 map_2_A(0,0) = 0 map_2_A(0,1) = 1 map_2_A(1,0) = 0 map_2_A(1,1) = 1 nil_0_A = 0 map_2#!_A(0,0) = 1 map_2#!_A(0,1) = 0 map_2#!_A(1,0) = 1 map_2#!_A(1,1) = 0 cons_2!_A(0,0) = 1 cons_2!_A(0,1) = 0 cons_2!_A(1,0) = 1 cons_2!_A(1,1) = 0 app!_A(0,0) = 1 app!_A(0,1) = 1 app!_A(1,0) = 0 app!_A(1,1) = 1 cons_0!_A = 1 cons_1!_A(0) = 0 cons_1!_A(1) = 0 map_0!_A = 1 map_1!_A(0) = 0 map_1!_A(1) = 0 map_2!_A(0,0) = 1 map_2!_A(0,1) = 0 map_2!_A(1,0) = 1 map_2!_A(1,1) = 0 nil_0!_A = 1 partial status: pi(map_2#) = [2] pi(cons_2) = [2] pi(app) = [2] pi(cons_0) = [] pi(cons_1) = [] pi(map_0) = [] pi(map_1) = [] pi(map_2) = [2] pi(nil_0) = [] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.