YES 1 decompositions #1 ----------- 1: F(H(x1),x2) -> G(H(x1)) 2: H(I(x3)) -> I(x3) 3: F(I(x4),x5) -> G(I(x4)) @Knuth and Bendix' criterion --- R 1: F(H(x1),x2) -> G(H(x1)) 2: H(I(x3)) -> I(x3) 3: F(I(x4),x5) -> G(I(x4)) --- S 1: F(H(x1),x2) -> G(H(x1)) 2: H(I(x3)) -> I(x3) 3: F(I(x4),x5) -> G(I(x4))