YES We show the termination of the TRS R: half(|0|()) -> |0|() half(s(s(x))) -> s(half(x)) log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(half(x)))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: half#(s(s(x))) -> half#(x) p2: log#(s(s(x))) -> log#(s(half(x))) p3: log#(s(s(x))) -> half#(x) and R consists of: r1: half(|0|()) -> |0|() r2: half(s(s(x))) -> s(half(x)) r3: log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() r4: log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(half(x)))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p2} {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: log#(s(s(x))) -> log#(s(half(x))) and R consists of: r1: half(|0|()) -> |0|() r2: half(s(s(x))) -> s(half(x)) r3: log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() r4: log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(half(x)))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >MG) base order 1: matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: log#_A(x1) = x1 s_A(x1) = x1 + 4 half_A(x1) = x1 + 3 |0|_A() = 1 log_A(x1) = 2 base order 2: precedence: log# > s = half > |0| = log partial status: pi(log#) = [1] pi(s) = [] pi(half) = [1] pi(|0|) = [] pi(log) = [] 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: half#(s(s(x))) -> half#(x) and R consists of: r1: half(|0|()) -> |0|() r2: half(s(s(x))) -> s(half(x)) r3: log(s(|0|())) -> |0|() r4: log(s(s(x))) -> s(log(s(half(x)))) The set of usable rules consists of r3 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >MG) base order 1: matrix interpretation with standard point-wise order: carrier: N^1 order: standard order interpretations: half#_A(x1) = x1 s_A(x1) = x1 + 4 log_A(x1) = 3 |0|_A() = 1 base order 2: precedence: s > half# = log > |0| partial status: pi(half#) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(log) = [] pi(|0|) = [] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.