YES We show the termination of the TRS R: app(nil(),y) -> y app(add(n,x),y) -> add(n,app(x,y)) reverse(nil()) -> nil() reverse(add(n,x)) -> app(reverse(x),add(n,nil())) shuffle(nil()) -> nil() shuffle(add(n,x)) -> add(n,shuffle(reverse(x))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: app#(add(n,x),y) -> app#(x,y) p2: reverse#(add(n,x)) -> app#(reverse(x),add(n,nil())) p3: reverse#(add(n,x)) -> reverse#(x) p4: shuffle#(add(n,x)) -> shuffle#(reverse(x)) p5: shuffle#(add(n,x)) -> reverse#(x) and R consists of: r1: app(nil(),y) -> y r2: app(add(n,x),y) -> add(n,app(x,y)) r3: reverse(nil()) -> nil() r4: reverse(add(n,x)) -> app(reverse(x),add(n,nil())) r5: shuffle(nil()) -> nil() r6: shuffle(add(n,x)) -> add(n,shuffle(reverse(x))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p4} {p3} {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: shuffle#(add(n,x)) -> shuffle#(reverse(x)) and R consists of: r1: app(nil(),y) -> y r2: app(add(n,x),y) -> add(n,app(x,y)) r3: reverse(nil()) -> nil() r4: reverse(add(n,x)) -> app(reverse(x),add(n,nil())) r5: shuffle(nil()) -> nil() r6: shuffle(add(n,x)) -> add(n,shuffle(reverse(x))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r4 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: lexicographic combination of reduction triples: 1. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: shuffle#_A(x1) = max{0, x1 - 3} add_A(x1,x2) = max{5, x1 - 3, x2} reverse_A(x1) = max{2, x1} app_A(x1,x2) = max{3, x1, x2} nil_A = 3 shuffle#!_A(x1) = x1 + 2 add!_A(x1,x2) = 0 reverse!_A(x1) = max{8, x1 - 6} app!_A(x1,x2) = max{1, x1 - 9, x2 - 10} nil!_A = 0 2. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: shuffle#_A(x1) = x1 add_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 2 reverse_A(x1) = x1 + 1 app_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 nil_A() = 0 shuffle#!_A(x1) = x1 add!_A(x1,x2) = x2 + 4 reverse!_A(x1) = 3 app!_A(x1,x2) = 2 nil!_A() = 1 partial status: pi(shuffle#) = [] pi(add) = [] pi(reverse) = [1] pi(app) = [2] pi(nil) = [] 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: reverse#(add(n,x)) -> reverse#(x) and R consists of: r1: app(nil(),y) -> y r2: app(add(n,x),y) -> add(n,app(x,y)) r3: reverse(nil()) -> nil() r4: reverse(add(n,x)) -> app(reverse(x),add(n,nil())) r5: shuffle(nil()) -> nil() r6: shuffle(add(n,x)) -> add(n,shuffle(reverse(x))) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) 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: lexicographic combination of reduction triples: 1. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: reverse#_A(x1) = 0 add_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 18, x2 - 3} reverse#!_A(x1) = 0 add!_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 11, x2 - 51} 2. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: reverse#_A(x1) = x1 add_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 2 reverse#!_A(x1) = x1 + 4 add!_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 3 partial status: pi(reverse#) = [] pi(add) = [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: app#(add(n,x),y) -> app#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: app(nil(),y) -> y r2: app(add(n,x),y) -> add(n,app(x,y)) r3: reverse(nil()) -> nil() r4: reverse(add(n,x)) -> app(reverse(x),add(n,nil())) r5: shuffle(nil()) -> nil() r6: shuffle(add(n,x)) -> add(n,shuffle(reverse(x))) The set of usable rules consists of (no rules) 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: lexicographic combination of reduction triples: 1. marked-algebra reduction triple (>=A, >=A!, >A!): max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: app#_A(x1,x2) = 0 add_A(x1,x2) = max{18, x1 - 8, x2 - 15} app#!_A(x1,x2) = max{9, x2 - 1} add!_A(x1,x2) = max{8, x2 + 5} 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) = x1 add_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 2 app#!_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 1 add!_A(x1,x2) = 2 partial status: pi(app#) = [] pi(add) = [1, 2] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.