YES We show the termination of the TRS R: f(x) -> s(x) f(s(s(x))) -> s(f(f(x))) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(f(x)) p2: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(x) and R consists of: r1: f(x) -> s(x) r2: f(s(s(x))) -> s(f(f(x))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1, p2} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(f(x)) p2: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(x) and R consists of: r1: f(x) -> s(x) r2: f(s(s(x))) -> s(f(f(x))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2 Take the monotone reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >MG) base order 1: max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: f#_A(x1) = max{5, x1 + 2} s_A(x1) = max{7, x1 + 3} f_A(x1) = max{7, x1 + 3} base order 2: precedence: f > s > f# partial status: pi(f#) = [1] pi(s) = [1] pi(f) = [1] The following rules are removed: p2 -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(f(x)) and R consists of: r1: f(x) -> s(x) r2: f(s(s(x))) -> s(f(f(x))) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: f#(s(s(x))) -> f#(f(x)) and R consists of: r1: f(x) -> s(x) r2: f(s(s(x))) -> s(f(f(x))) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2 Take the monotone reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >MG) base order 1: max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: f#_A(x1) = max{5, x1 + 2} s_A(x1) = max{7, x1 + 3} f_A(x1) = max{7, x1 + 3} base order 2: precedence: f# > f > s partial status: pi(f#) = [1] pi(s) = [1] pi(f) = [1] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.