YES We show the termination of the TRS R: minus(x,|0|()) -> x minus(s(x),s(y)) -> minus(x,y) quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) plus(|0|(),y) -> y plus(s(x),y) -> s(plus(x,y)) minus(minus(x,y),z) -> minus(x,plus(y,z)) -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: minus#(s(x),s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) p2: quot#(s(x),s(y)) -> quot#(minus(x,y),s(y)) p3: quot#(s(x),s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) p4: plus#(s(x),y) -> plus#(x,y) p5: minus#(minus(x,y),z) -> minus#(x,plus(y,z)) p6: minus#(minus(x,y),z) -> plus#(y,z) and R consists of: r1: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r2: minus(s(x),s(y)) -> minus(x,y) r3: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r4: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r5: plus(|0|(),y) -> y r6: plus(s(x),y) -> s(plus(x,y)) r7: minus(minus(x,y),z) -> minus(x,plus(y,z)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p2} {p1, p5} {p4} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: quot#(s(x),s(y)) -> quot#(minus(x,y),s(y)) and R consists of: r1: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r2: minus(s(x),s(y)) -> minus(x,y) r3: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r4: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r5: plus(|0|(),y) -> y r6: plus(s(x),y) -> s(plus(x,y)) r7: minus(minus(x,y),z) -> minus(x,plus(y,z)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r2, r3, r7 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >MG) base order 1: max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: quot#_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 8, x2 - 1} s_A(x1) = x1 + 8 minus_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 8 |0|_A = 4 quot_A(x1,x2) = max{5, x2 - 17} plus_A(x1,x2) = max{17, x1 - 4, x2 - 7} base order 2: precedence: plus > quot# = s = quot > minus = |0| partial status: pi(quot#) = [1] pi(s) = [1] pi(minus) = [1] pi(|0|) = [] pi(quot) = [] pi(plus) = [] 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: minus#(s(x),s(y)) -> minus#(x,y) p2: minus#(minus(x,y),z) -> minus#(x,plus(y,z)) and R consists of: r1: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r2: minus(s(x),s(y)) -> minus(x,y) r3: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r4: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r5: plus(|0|(),y) -> y r6: plus(s(x),y) -> s(plus(x,y)) r7: minus(minus(x,y),z) -> minus(x,plus(y,z)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r3 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >MG) base order 1: max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: minus#_A(x1,x2) = max{1, x1 - 5} s_A(x1) = x1 + 8 minus_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 11, x2 + 7} plus_A(x1,x2) = x1 + 10 |0|_A = 4 quot_A(x1,x2) = max{3, x2 - 2} base order 2: precedence: minus = plus > minus# > s = quot > |0| partial status: pi(minus#) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(minus) = [1] pi(plus) = [] pi(|0|) = [] pi(quot) = [] The following rules are removed: p1 -- SCC decomposition. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: minus#(minus(x,y),z) -> minus#(x,plus(y,z)) and R consists of: r1: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r2: minus(s(x),s(y)) -> minus(x,y) r3: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r4: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r5: plus(|0|(),y) -> y r6: plus(s(x),y) -> s(plus(x,y)) r7: minus(minus(x,y),z) -> minus(x,plus(y,z)) The estimated dependency graph contains the following SCCs: {p1} -- Reduction pair. Consider the dependency pair problem (P, R), where P consists of p1: minus#(minus(x,y),z) -> minus#(x,plus(y,z)) and R consists of: r1: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r2: minus(s(x),s(y)) -> minus(x,y) r3: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r4: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r5: plus(|0|(),y) -> y r6: plus(s(x),y) -> s(plus(x,y)) r7: minus(minus(x,y),z) -> minus(x,plus(y,z)) The set of usable rules consists of r1, r3, r5, r6 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >MG) base order 1: max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: minus#_A(x1,x2) = max{x1 + 20, x2 + 3} minus_A(x1,x2) = max{8, x1 + 6, x2 - 11} plus_A(x1,x2) = max{25, x1 - 4, x2} |0|_A = 1 quot_A(x1,x2) = max{2, x1 - 10, x2 - 3} s_A(x1) = max{2, x1 - 22} base order 2: precedence: minus# > plus > minus > quot = s > |0| partial status: pi(minus#) = [1] pi(minus) = [1] pi(plus) = [2] pi(|0|) = [] pi(quot) = [] pi(s) = [] 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#(s(x),y) -> plus#(x,y) and R consists of: r1: minus(x,|0|()) -> x r2: minus(s(x),s(y)) -> minus(x,y) r3: quot(|0|(),s(y)) -> |0|() r4: quot(s(x),s(y)) -> s(quot(minus(x,y),s(y))) r5: plus(|0|(),y) -> y r6: plus(s(x),y) -> s(plus(x,y)) r7: minus(minus(x,y),z) -> minus(x,plus(y,z)) The set of usable rules consists of r3 Take the reduction pair: generalized weighted path order (>=MG, >MG) base order 1: max/plus interpretation on natural numbers: plus#_A(x1,x2) = max{1, x1 - 1} s_A(x1) = x1 + 6 quot_A(x1,x2) = max{7, x1 - 15, x2 - 13} |0|_A = 5 base order 2: precedence: quot > plus# = s > |0| partial status: pi(plus#) = [] pi(s) = [1] pi(quot) = [] pi(|0|) = [] The following rules are removed: p1 Then no dependency pair remains.