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 r1, r2, r4, r5, r6, r10, r11 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: app#_A(x1,x2) = x1 comp_2_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 6 comp_3#_A(x1,x2,x3) = x1 + x2 + 1 app_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 2 comp_0_A() = 4 comp_1_A(x1) = x1 + 5 plus_0_A() = 2 plus_1_A(x1) = x1 + 3 plus_2_A(x1,x2) = x2 + 4 s_0_A() = 2 s_1_A(x1) = 1 |0|_0_A() = 1 base order 2: precedence: comp_2 > app > app# = comp_3# = comp_1 = plus_2 > comp_0 = plus_1 = s_0 = s_1 > plus_0 > |0|_0 partial status: pi(app#) = [] pi(comp_2) = [1] pi(comp_3#) = [2] pi(app) = [] pi(comp_0) = [] pi(comp_1) = [1] pi(plus_0) = [] pi(plus_1) = [1] pi(plus_2) = [2] pi(s_0) = [] pi(s_1) = [] pi(|0|_0) = [] The following rules are removed: p1 -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: comp_3#(f,g,x) -> app#(g,x) p2: 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 estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: (no SCCs) -- 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 r1, r2, r4, r6, r7 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: times_2#_A(x1,x2) = x1 s_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 app_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 2 comp_0_A() = 1 comp_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 comp_2_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 3 plus_0_A() = 1 plus_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 s_0_A() = 1 times_0_A() = 2 times_1_A(x1) = 1 base order 2: precedence: s_1 > times_2# = app = plus_1 = s_0 = times_0 > comp_2 = plus_0 = times_1 > comp_1 > comp_0 partial status: pi(times_2#) = [1] pi(s_1) = [1] pi(app) = [2] pi(comp_0) = [] pi(comp_1) = [1] pi(comp_2) = [1] pi(plus_0) = [] pi(plus_1) = [1] pi(s_0) = [] pi(times_0) = [] pi(times_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 r1, r2, r4, r6, r7 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: plus_2#_A(x1,x2) = x1 s_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 app_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 2 comp_0_A() = 1 comp_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 comp_2_A(x1,x2) = x1 + x2 + 3 plus_0_A() = 1 plus_1_A(x1) = x1 + 2 s_0_A() = 1 times_0_A() = 2 times_1_A(x1) = 1 base order 2: precedence: s_1 > plus_2# = app = plus_1 = s_0 = times_0 > comp_2 = plus_0 = times_1 > comp_1 > comp_0 partial status: pi(plus_2#) = [1] pi(s_1) = [1] pi(app) = [2] pi(comp_0) = [] pi(comp_1) = [1] pi(comp_2) = [1] pi(plus_0) = [] pi(plus_1) = [1] pi(s_0) = [] pi(times_0) = [] pi(times_1) = [] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.